Preview: Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds vs. American Heritage Patriots
The Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds will square off against the American Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Lincoln Park Academy rose to the challenge on Monday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 66-41 win. Winning may never get old, but Lincoln Park Academy sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Lincoln Park Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Juliana Ball led the charge by going 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 5 assists. Ball hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Titherington, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, American Heritage came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Norland 61-21 on the road. Given American Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Norland is ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln Park Academy's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for American Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Lincoln Park Academy lost to American Heritage on the road by a decisive 55-41 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. Can Lincoln Park Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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