Academy of the Holy Names will face off against the Albany Academy for Girls Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Academy of the Holy Names is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 66-31 victory over Glens Falls. The win was some much needed relief for Academy of the Holy Names as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Albany Academy for Girls came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tigers 76-32. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th in New York, while the Tigers are ranked 506th in New York), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Albany Academy for Girls pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Academy of the Holy Names, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Academy of the Holy Names came up short against Albany Academy for Girls in their previous matchup on February 7th, falling 68-61. Can Academy of the Holy Names avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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