Basketball Preview: Leroy Greene Academy Lions vs. John Adams Academy Patriots
The Leroy Greene Academy Lions will be playing at home against the John Adams Academy Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Leroy Greene Academy has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while the Patriots will arrive with three straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-13, which was the final score in Leroy Greene Academy's tilt against the Panthers on Thursday. Leroy Greene Academy has struggled against the Panthers recently, as their match on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
In what's become a running theme this season, John Adams Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 69-13 victory over Sacramento Country Day.
John Adams Academy found their leader in underclassman Elliott Schwartz, who dropped a double-double on 39 points and 15 steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Schwartz has scored at least a third of John Adams Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Cammarota, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Leroy Greene Academy dropped their record down to 1-10 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 11.0 points per game. As for John Adams Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Leroy Greene Academy was dealt a bruising 57-6 loss at the hands of the Patriots in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schwartz, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine assists, and 11 steals. Now that Leroy Greene Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
