Preview: Elite Eagles vs. Leroy Greene Academy Lions
The Elite Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Leroy Greene Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Elite's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matches.
Elite pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Fortune Early College 59-55. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Elite in their matchups with Fortune Early College: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Elite saw an underclassman step up: Anthony Monts scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Jamaal Mills, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Leroy Greene Academy took a serious blow against Fortune Early College on Thursday, falling 70-43.
Elite's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-6. As for Leroy Greene Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-13.
Elite strolled past Leroy Greene Academy in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 72-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Leroy Greene Academy's Cobee Wesley, who scored 26 points along with four steals and two blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elite still be able to contain Wesley? There's only one way to find out.
