Layla Perez leads Idea Academy to victory over IDEA College Prep

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 2:04pm

Recap: Idea Academy Titans vs. IDEA College Prep Griffins

The Idea Academy Titans had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down IDEA College Prep 41-22. Idea Academy pushed the score to 34-12 by the end of the third, a deficit IDEA College Prep cut but never quite recovered from.

It was another big night for Layla Perez, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Idea Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Juliza Lopez, who scored six points along with five steals.

Idea Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for IDEA College Prep, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5.

Idea Academy will take on Progreso at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Idea Academy's defense has only allowed 25.6 points per game this season, so Progreso's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for IDEA College Prep, they will face off against Rio Hondo at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Rio Hondo's defense has only allowed 29.6 points per game this season, so IDEA College Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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