Basketball Recap: Kingdom Leadership Academy Triumphs

UR Academy came into Friday's game looking for another win against Kingdom Leadership Academy, but Jacob Hellmann wouldn't allow it. The Kingdom Leadership Academy Chargers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the UR Academy Lions 54-52 thanks in part to Hellmann, who posted 24 points. Those 24 points gave him a new career-high.

UR Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordan Miller, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards, and Gabriel Thompson, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 18 points and five steals. That was a full 34.6% of UR Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Solomon, who had three points and seven assists.

Kingdom Leadership Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for UR Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Kingdom Leadership Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 81-55 defeat against Lake Pointe Academy on the 4th. As for UR Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-61 victory against Riverwalk Academy on the 4th.