Basketball Game Recap: Pearl-Cohn Firebirds vs. LEAD Academy Panthers

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 2:13pm

Recap: Pearl-Cohn Firebirds vs. LEAD Academy Panthers

The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 50) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged LEAD Academy out 68-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

When it comes to explaining why LEAD Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Anthony Petway. Despite the final result, he scored 30 points along with two steals. Petway hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dreshawn Harvell, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.

Pearl-Cohn is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for LEAD Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.

Pearl-Cohn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. LEAD Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.

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