Basketball Game Preview: Leading Edge Academy - GEC Spartans vs. Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans

Leading Edge Academy - GEC has gone 9-1 against Gilbert Classical Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Leading Edge Academy - GEC Spartans will be playing at home against the Gilbert Classical Academy Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Gilbert Classical Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Leading Edge Academy - GEC, who comes in off a win.

If Leading Edge Academy - GEC beats Gilbert Classical Academy with 61 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Leading Edge Academy - GEC blew past Arete Prep, posting a 61-34 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the CHARGERS are ranked 234th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Edge Academy - GEC's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Corynn Foster, who went 8 for 12 en route to 21 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Foster's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Shailey Imbert, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 15 points and seven steals.

Foster wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Leading Edge Academy - GEC was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Gilbert Classical Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were dealt a 57-21 loss at the hands of Benjamin Franklin. Having soared to a lofty 55 points in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.

Leading Edge Academy - GEC is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for Gilbert Classical Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10.

Leading Edge Academy - GEC beat Gilbert Classical Academy 44-37 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Leading Edge Academy - GEC repeat their success, or does Gilbert Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.