Basketball Game Preview: Memphis Business Academy Execs vs. Memphis Rise Academy

Memphis Business Academy is 4-0 against Memphis Rise Academy since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Memphis Business Academy Execs will head out to challenge Memphis Rise Academy at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Memphis Business Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.

Memphis Business Academy is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since February 24, 2024 on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 77-47 win over Springfield. Given the Execs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Larry Benson, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 24 points along with six assists and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Caswell, who went 5 for 6 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Memphis Rise Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak back in December of 2024. They fell 72-61 to Trezevant. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (58), Memphis Rise Academy still had to take the loss.

Memphis Business Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Memphis Rise Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.

Everything came up roses for Memphis Business Academy against Memphis Rise Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as the squad secured a 73-28 victory. In that match, Memphis Business Academy amassed a halftime lead of 49-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.