Basketball Recap: Phalen Leadership Academy Piles Up the Points Against Milford

Falcon

Team Score

12/27/24 vs Milford	84
12/26/24 vs Irvington Preparatory Academy	82
11/26/24 @ Liberty Christian	77
12/09/24 @ Indianapolis Washington	72
11/21/24 @ Indianapolis HomeSchool Wildcats	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Phalen Leadership Academy). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging an 84-38 victory over the Milford Bearcats. Given the Falcon's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 245th in Indiana, while the Bearcats are ranked 661st in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Phalen Leadership Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was R'Mello Watson out in front who went 8 of 10 en route to 17 points and three steals. Watson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenton Smith, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points.

Phalen Leadership Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Phalen Leadership Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Milford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

Phalen Leadership Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 73-55 victory against Providence Cristo Rey on the 27th. As for Milford, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-49 defeat against Irvington Preparatory Academy on the 27th.