Basketball Recap: Southwest Leadership Academy Skates Past South Ridge with Ease

Rams

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs Harvest Prep Academy	65
01/22/25 @ Premier	55
01/08/25 vs Premier	48
01/09/25 vs Western SciTech	45
11/26/24 vs Maricopa Institute of Technology	44

Southwest Leadership Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the South Ridge Mavericks to the tune of 80-44. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Southwest Leadership Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Edgar Avila, who went 9 for 16 en route to 20 points and six steals. Avila has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last five times he's played. Raja Williams was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Southwest Leadership Academy pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for South Ridge, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.

Southwest Leadership Academy and South Ridge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. Southwest Leadership Academy (ranked 103rd) will meet Maricopa Institute of Technology (ranked 287th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Southwest Leadership Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.4 points per game this season. Similarly, South Ridge will face off against Western SciTech at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th up 174 places (122 vs. 296).