After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Freedom Christian Academy, the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 37-18 victory over Southern Wake Academy. That's another feather in the cap for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayme Endicott, who scored 9 points. Endicott scored a full 50% of Southern Wake Academy's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Meredith Holcombe was another key contributor, scoring 3 points along with 4 steals.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Southern Wake Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston will be playing at home against St. Thomas More Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Thomas More Academy's defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so American Leadership Academy-Johnston's offense will have their work cut out for American Leadership Academy-Johnston. As for Southern Wake Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Roxboro Community at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
