Basketball Recap: Hope Academy Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Hope Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 81-72 win over the Como Park Cougars. This was payback for Hope Academy, who suffered a 76-52 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Hope Academy pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for Como Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Hope Academy will be home for the holidays to greet Hill-Murray at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Hill-Murray likes a good challenge. As for Como Park, they are taking a road trip to square off against Two Rivers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.