Preview: Prospect Hill Academy vs. Innovation Academy The Red Tailed Hawk
After two games on the road, Prospect Hill Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Innovation Academy The Red Tailed Hawk at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Back in December of 2023, Prospect Hill Academy came up short against Millis and fell 53-40. Prospect Hill Academy has struggled against Millis recently, as their matchup back in December of 2023 was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Innovation Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They walked away with a 69-62 win over Northeast Metro RVT. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Derrick Twum was his usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Innovation Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Kankam, who scored 14 points along with two blocks.
Prospect Hill Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Innovation Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Prospect Hill Academy lost to Innovation Academy at home by a decisive 69-55 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Prospect Hill Academy, Jaydis Gonzalez (who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 0 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
