Preview: Donna Klein Jewish Academy Eagles vs. American Heritage Stallions
The Donna Klein Jewish Academy Eagles and the American Heritage Stallions will face off at 5:30 p.m. on December 14th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Donna Klein Jewish Academy sitting on three straight wins and American Heritage on six.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact Donna Klein Jewish Academy proved on Thursday. They breezed by Abundant Life Christian Academy at home to the tune of 57-24. That 57-24 margin sets a new team best for Donna Klein Jewish Academy this season.
Tal Kessous was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with four steals. The game was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Houtkin , who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, American Heritage got the win against Spanish River on Tuesday by a conclusive 65-45. Given American Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Spanish River is ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
American Heritage found their leader in underclassman Xander Gerard, who scored 22 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Gerard has scored at least 25% of American Heritage's points. Another player making a difference was Brendan Gerard, who scored 12 points.
Donna Klein Jewish Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Donna Klein Jewish Academy was dealt a bruising 84-33 defeat at the hands of American Heritage in their previous matchup back in November. Will Donna Klein Jewish Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
