Basketball Game Preview: Columbiana Clippers vs. Academy for Urban Scholars Hawks
By Team Reports
Dec 5, 2024, 12:34am
Basketball Preview: Columbiana Clippers vs. Academy for Urban Scholars Hawks
The Columbiana Clippers will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Academy for Urban Scholars Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Academy for Urban Scholars took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbiana, who comes in off a win.
Columbiana is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Jackson-Milton. Columbiana blew past Jackson-Milton 78-57 on Tuesday.
Columbiana got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Seth Struharik out in front who went 9 for 19 en route to 27 points plus four steals. Struharik is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Senator Johnson, who went 9 for 13 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Academy for Urban Scholars was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 44-12 loss at the hands of Leetonia. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-6.
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