Preview: Western Reserve Academy Pioneers vs. SPIRE Institute SPIRE
Having just played yesterday, the Western Reserve Academy Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the SPIRE Institute SPIRE at 5:15 p.m. on February 20th. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Western Reserve Academy sitting on five straight victories and SPIRE Institute on four.
In what's become a running theme this season, Western Reserve Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat McDowell 63-26 at home. Western Reserve Academy pushed the score to 48-22 by the end of the third, a deficit McDowell had little chance of recovering from.
Western Reserve Academy found their leader in underclassman Brooklyn Hall, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Angelina Agresta was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, SPIRE Institute stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard back in January. They beat NC GBB Academy National by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 67-47.
Western Reserve Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for SPIRE Institute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Western Reserve Academy came up short against SPIRE Institute when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 64-51. Can Western Reserve Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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