Preview: East New York Family Academy vs. Brooklyn College Academy
East New York Family Academy will be playing at home against Brooklyn College Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
After a string of three wins, East New York Family Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 79-78 to Friendship Collegiate Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Wednesday (70), East New York Family Academy still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Brooklyn College Academy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 73-22 win over Maxwell Vo-Tech. Given Brooklyn College Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while Maxwell Vo-Tech is ranked 580th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East New York Family Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4. As for Brooklyn College Academy, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
East New York Family Academy came up short against Brooklyn College Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 43-34. Will East New York Family Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.