Preview: Constitution Generals vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors
Constitution is 9-1 against Sankofa Freedom Academy since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Constitution Generals will be playing at home against the Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Constitution will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
With a playoff game on the line, Constitution rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Huskies 77-40 at home. Given Constitution's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Paul Robeson is ranked 476th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kyree Latimer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Amir Speights, who scored 14 points along with five assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, Sankofa Freedom Academy struggled with three-point shooting accuracy two weeks ago (Math Civics & Sciences was 39% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Sankofa Freedom Academy took a 63-48 bruising from Math Civics & Sciences. Sankofa Freedom Academy has struggled against Math Civics & Sciences recently, as their game two weeks ago was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Sankofa Freedom Academy saw an underclassman step up: Nafise Dubose scored 17 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Stewart, who scored 11 points.
Constitution is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Sankofa Freedom Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Constitution strolled past Sankofa Freedom Academy in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 73-54. Will Constitution repeat their success, or does Sankofa Freedom Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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