Basketball Game Preview: Ecorse Raiders vs. Detroit Leadership Academy

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Previous 4 Games

02/06/24 - Away	67-18 W
03/11/22 - Home	94-28 W
03/03/20 - Home	58-34 W
02/15/19 - Home	73-53 W

Ecorse has gone 4-0 against Detroit Leadership Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ecorse Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against Detroit Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. Ecorse knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Detroit Leadership Academy likes a good challenge.

While Ecorse didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 65-60 victory over Bradford Academy on Tuesday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Bradford Academy are ranked 628th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Detroit Leadership Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Pontiac Academy for Excellence on Tuesday and fell 43-40. Detroit Leadership Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ecorse pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Detroit Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Everything came up roses for Ecorse against Detroit Leadership Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 67-18 victory. Will Ecorse repeat their success, or does Detroit Leadership Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.