Basketball Game Preview: American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots vs. Southern Wake Academy Lions

The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-9, which was the final score in American Leadership Academy-Johnston's tilt against St. Thomas More Academy on Monday.

Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Thales Academy Rolesville and fell 50-15. The Lions were down 36-11 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Southern Wake Academy dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

American Leadership Academy-Johnston suffered a grim 42-17 defeat to Southern Wake Academy when the teams last played back in November. Can American Leadership Academy-Johnston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.