Preview: Hope Academy Trojan Tigers vs. Pathways Eagles
Hope Academy is 0-5 against Pathways since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hope Academy Trojan Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Pathways Eagles at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Hope Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact Hope Academy proved on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 77-51 margin over Wildwood.
Hope Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dwayne Foreman III led the charge by scoring 14 points along with 6 assists. The contest was Foreman III's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Boyer, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Pathways had just enough and edged Non Varsity Opponent out 48-45 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pathways.
Pathways relied on the efforts of Carlos Escalera, who scored 17 points along with 8 rebounds, and Adrian Mutothori, who scored 18 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Escalera has scored at least 25% of Pathways' points.
Hope Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Pathways, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Hope Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 68.5 points per game. It's a different story for Pathways, though, as they've been averaging only 62.1 per game. The only thing between Hope Academy and another offensive beatdown is Pathways. Will they be able to keep them contained? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
Hope Academy came up short against Pathways in their previous meeting on November 14th, falling 60-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pathways' Escalera, who scored 30 points along with 7 steals. Now that Hope Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
