Basketball Game Preview: Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors

The Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs will face off against the Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neighborhood Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 20 games.

Neighborhood Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 55-38 win over Otto-Eldred.

Meanwhile, Sankofa Freedom Academy came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on Lancaster Country Day with a sharp 63-40 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while Lancaster Country Day are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sankofa Freedom Academy's win came from a few key players Neighborhood Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sammad West, who posted eight points along with seven boards and three steals. Those three steals gave him a new career-high. Terrence Fortson was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds.

Neighborhood Academy's record now sits at 29-1. As for Sankofa Freedom Academy, their record is now 19-11.