Basketball Game Preview: Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers vs. MAST Community Charter Panthers

The Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers will venture away from home to challenge the MAST Community Charter Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Philadelphia Academy Charter is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

Philadelphia Academy Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 46-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Penn Treaty.

Philadelphia Academy Charter's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Riley Dwyer, who posted 16 points, and Julianne Asher, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points and six assists. That was a full 38.1% of Philadelphia Academy Charter's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Casey Pasco, who scored four points and eight rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Philadelphia Academy Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, MAST Community Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 45-35 to Renaissance Academy.

Philadelphia Academy Charter will have to keep a close watch on Rylie Fitzsimmons and Tierney Hamilton, a pair of players who had a big impact on MAST Community Charter's prior game. Fitzsimmons dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards, while Hamilton went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards Hamilton has posted since back in January of 2024.

MAST Community Charter's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.

Philadelphia Academy Charter might still be hurting after the 49-23 loss they got from MAST Community Charter when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Can Philadelphia Academy Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.