Preview: Amelia Academy Patriots vs. Kenston Forest Kavaliers
Amelia Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Kenston Forest Kavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Amelia Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
Amelia Academy struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot had 17 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Amelia Academy suffered a rough 46-26 loss at the hands of Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Amelia Academy in their matchups with Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Amelia Academy got a solid performance out of Isabella Arbitelle, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 57.7% of Amelia Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Kenston Forest came up short against Tidewater Academy on Tuesday and fell 35-28. Kenston Forest has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amelia Academy's defeat was their 12th straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-6. As for Kenston Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Amelia Academy ended up a good deal behind Kenston Forest in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, losing 40-22. Can Amelia Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
