Basketball Recap: Philadelphia Academy Charter Skates Past Masterman with Ease

After losing to Masterman the last time they met, Philadelphia Academy Charter decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 65-38 win over Masterman. The match marked the Chargers' most dominant victory of the season.

Philadelphia Academy Charter's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Benzenahfer, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 22 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Benzenahfer has scored at least a third of Philadelphia Academy Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Dominic Prybella, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points.

Philadelphia Academy Charter pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.7% in those games and 17% outside of them. As for Masterman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.

Philadelphia Academy Charter is taking a road trip to face off against Paul Robeson at 3:15 p.m. on February 6th. Paul Robeson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Masterman, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 73-37 defeat against Thomas A. Edison on the 31st.