Basketball Preview: The Daniel Academy Lions vs. Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Rams
The Daniel Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Rams at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for The Daniel Academy and four for the Rams.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but The Daniel Academy had to settle for a 48-45 defeat against the Lions. While losing is never fun, The Daniel Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Lions are ranked 187th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-33, which was the final score in Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy's tilt against the on Thursday.
Despite the defeat, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy had strong showings from Teddy Zitron, who scored 12 points, and Riley Ellis, who scored ten points. That was a full 36.4% of Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The Daniel Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything came up roses for The Daniel Academy against the Rams when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-30 win. Does The Daniel Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
