Basketball Game Preview: Academy for Academic Excellence Knights vs. Silver Valley Trojans

Academy for Academic Excellence hasn't had much luck against Silver Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will challenge the Silver Valley Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Academy for Academic Excellence is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.

Academy for Academic Excellence got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-19 win over Big Bear.

Silver Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 47-36 to Twentynine Palms on Monday.

Academy for Academic Excellence's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Silver Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.

Academy for Academic Excellence came up short against Silver Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 47-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Silver Valley's Naomi Durrah, who dropped a triple-double on 32 points, 13 boards, and 12 steals. Now that Academy for Academic Excellence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.