Preview: KIPP Legacy Lions vs. Thrival Indy Academy Aviators
The KIPP Legacy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Thrival Indy Academy Aviators at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. KIPP Legacy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Saturday, KIPP Legacy earned a 59-49 win over Indiana Math & Science Academy North.
Nick Mapp continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of KIPP Legacy's points. Another player making a difference was Se'Maj Moore, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Thrival Indy Academy might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 63-52 to Indiana Math & Science Academy North, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Thrival Indy Academy in their matchups with Indiana Math & Science Academy North: they've now lost five in a row.
KIPP Legacy's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Thrival Indy Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
KIPP Legacy skirted past Thrival Indy Academy 73-70 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for KIPP Legacy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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