Basketball Recap: Lift for Life Academy Wins Going Away Against Granite City

Hawks

Previous Games

02/21/25 vs Granite City	71-57
02/10/25 vs Roosevelt	80-33
02/08/25 vs Capital City	54-62
02/06/25 @ Miller Career Academy	61-64
02/05/25 @ Priory	65-66
+ 18 more games

Lift for Life Academy hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down the Granite City Warriors 71-57 on Friday. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 80-53 win the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why Granite City lost, don't look at Evan Brewer. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. That was a full 36.8% of Granite City's points, marking the third time in a row Brewer has posted more than a third of the team's points. Jack Dutko was another key player, going 6-for-10 to rack up 12 points.

Lift for Life Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-16. As for Granite City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-22 record this season.

Lift for Life Academy has already played their next match (against St. Mary's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Granite City, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-37 defeat against Edwardsville on the 26th.