Basketball Game Preview: Westtown vs. Academy of the New Church Lions

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	64-48 W
02/01/24 - Away	48-66 L
01/13/23 - Away	56-62 L
03/04/22 - Home	68-53 W
02/18/22 - Neutral	60-52 W
+ 5 more games

Westtown has gone 8-2 against Academy of the New Church recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Westtown will welcome the Academy of the New Church Lions at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Westtown lost to George School on the road by a 74-59 margin. Westtown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Academy of the New Church entered their tilt with Woodbury on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Thundering Herd 70-36. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-16.

Academy of the New Church's win came from a few key players Westtown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dior Carter, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (six). Another player making a difference was Marquis Newson, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.

Academy of the New Church's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Westtown, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Westtown strolled past Academy of the New Church in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 64-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Academy of the New Church's Cameron Smith, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westtown still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.