Basketball Game Preview: College Prep & Leadership Academy Royals vs. Leadership Academy Falcons

The College Prep & Leadership Academy Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Leadership Academy Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (College Prep & Leadership Academy has four straight victories, Leadership Academy has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

College Prep & Leadership Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Phoenix Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. The Royals put the hurt on the Firebirds with a sharp 54-34 win last Monday. Fans of the Royals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Mackenzie Burson

Steals

11/24/25 vs Phoenix Academy	2
11/21/25 vs Leadership Academy	3
11/20/25 @ Bartlett Yancey	2
11/14/25 @ Piedmont Classical	2

College Prep & Leadership Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mackenzie Burson led the charge by shooting 50% from the field to rack up 15 points. Burson is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Dumbaya, who posted 12 points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-18, which was the final score in Leadership Academy's tilt against Mount Airy on Wednesday.

Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for College Prep & Leadership Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

Everything came up roses for College Prep & Leadership Academy against Leadership Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 47-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.