International Academy is 0-8 against Genesee since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The International Academy Phoenix will look to defend their home court against the Genesee Wolves at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, International Academy strolled past New Standard Academy with points to spare, taking the game 53-35.
Meanwhile, Genesee waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 58-57 victory over Morrice. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Genesee found their leader in underclassman Averie Zinn, who scored 45 points along with three blocks. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Zinn has scored at least a third of Genesee's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reginae Randle, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
International Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Genesee, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
International Academy ended up a good deal behind Genesee when the teams last played on Friday, losing 55-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zinn, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 steals. Now that International Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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