Basketball Game Preview: Southern Wake Academy Lions vs. American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots

Southern Wake Academy is on a 14-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, American Leadership Academy-Johnston a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Southern Wake Academy Lions will welcome the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Southern Wake Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Thales Academy Rolesville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern Wake Academy took a blow against Thales Academy Rolesville, falling 50-15. The Lions were down 36-11 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-9, which was the final score in American Leadership Academy-Johnston's tilt against St. Thomas More Academy on Monday.

Southern Wake Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Everything went Southern Wake Academy's way against American Leadership Academy-Johnston in their previous matchup back in November, as Southern Wake Academy made off with a 42-17 victory. Will Southern Wake Academy repeat their success, or does American Leadership Academy-Johnston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.