American Leadership Academy's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They came out on top against the Berean Academy Eagles by a score of 82-73.
It was another big night for CJ Christopher Williams, who dropped a double-double on 51 points and 12 assists. That makes it ten consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of American Leadership Academy's points. DeAnte Echtinaw was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
Berean Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jeremiah Armstrong, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Armstrong is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Morris, who made all 6 shots he took for 16 points and seven boards.
American Leadership Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.4 points per game. As for Berean Academy, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
American Leadership Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 76-61 defeat against Academy with Community Partners on the 17th. As for Berean Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Tri-City Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 24th.
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