Preview: Advanced Tech Academy Lakers vs. Trillium Academy
Advanced Tech Academy is 0-5 against the since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Advanced Tech Academy Lakers will head out on the road to square off against Trillium Academy at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Advanced Tech Academy sitting on four straight wins and the on eight.
Last Tuesday, Advanced Tech Academy strolled past the with points to spare, taking the game 52-38.
Meanwhile, Trillium Academy stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 66-22 win over Manoogian. Given Trillium Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the are ranked 725th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trillium Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sharone Russ led the charge by scoring 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Russ is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristian Scott, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Advanced Tech Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Trillium Academy, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Advanced Tech Academy came up short against the in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 76-67. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Russ, who scored 41 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Now that Advanced Tech 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.
