Basketball Recap: American Leadership Academy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact American Leadership Academy can now relate to. They were dealt a 79-52 loss at the hands of Ville de Marie Academy on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat American Leadership Academy has suffered since November 22, 2024.

When it comes to explaining why American Leadership Academy lost, don't look at CJ Christopher Williams. Despite the final result, he went 15-for-30 on his way to 40 points along with six assists and three steals. That was a full 76.9% of American Leadership Academy's points, marking the 17th time in a row Williams has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sam Daines, who put up seven points.

Daniel Dwyer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ville de Marie Academy, almost dropping a double-double with 20 points and nine steals. Dwyer's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Benedetti, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.

American Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Ville de Marie Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.

American Leadership Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ville de Marie Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-41 defeat against Skyline - Gila River on the 13th.