Basketball Preview: Academy for Academic Excellence Knights vs. Victor Valley Jackrabbits
The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Victor Valley Jackrabbits at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Academy for Academic Excellence is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Academy of Careers & Exploration 48-4 on Monday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Academy for Academic Excellence to victory, but perhaps none more so than Raegan Buckley, who scored 15 points in addition to two steals. Thylea Thymes was another key player, scoring nine points plus five steals.
Academy for Academic Excellence smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Victor Valley was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Arroyo 51-11.
Victor Valley's record now sits at 2-3. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Academy for Academic Excellence might still be hurting after the 64-38 defeat they got from Victor Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Academy for Academic Excellence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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