Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Academy of Careers & Exploration's Sixth in Last Seven Outings

Academy of Careers & Exploration had won two straight road games and Judge Coffell did his part to make it three on Friday. The Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle claimed a resounding 72-39 victory over the Lucerne Valley Mustangs thanks in part to Coffell, who dropped a double-double with 31 points and 11 steals. He has become a key player for Academy of Careers & Exploration: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 20 points, but 3-5 otherwise.

Silas Urtiaga

Rebounds

01/31/25 @ Lucerne Valley	16
01/27/25 vs Excelsior Charter	10
01/17/25 vs Summit Leadership Academy	15
01/13/25 @ Summit Leadership Academy	20
01/10/25 vs Victor Valley Christian	8
+ 3 more games

The team also got some help courtesy of Silas Urtiaga, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 boards. Urtiaga is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season.

Academy of Careers & Exploration is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points over those games. As for Lucerne Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.

Academy of Careers & Exploration wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 56-37 loss against Victor Valley Christian on the 4th. As for Lucerne Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-27 defeat against California School for the Deaf-Riverside on the 5th.