Basketball Recap: Langtree Charter Academy Lions vs. Valor Preparatory Academy Owls
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Langtree Charter Academy). They secured a 67-61 W over the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls on Wednesday. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Owls , too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Langtree Charter Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Gelpke, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gelpke a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Jerel Brawley was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 16 points plus three steals.
Langtree Charter Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Langtree Charter Academy's victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Langtree Charter Academy will face off against Jackson Day at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, they will challenge Mountain Island Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Island Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Valor Preparatory Academy likes a good challenge.
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