The Banning Lewis Academy Stallions are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Mary's Pirates at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Banning Lewis Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season.
Banning Lewis Academy is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Manitou Springs on Thursday. Banning Lewis Academy snuck past Manitou Springs with a 45-40 victory. The 45-point effort marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 01/16/25 @ Manitou Springs | 20 |
| 01/10/25 vs The Vanguard School | 21 |
| 12/21/24 vs Meeker | 23 |
| 12/20/24 @ Windsor Charter Academy | 25 |
| 12/11/24 vs The Colorado Springs School | 19 |
Banning Lewis Academy can attribute much of their success to Matthew Lebron, who went 7 for 17 en route to 20 points, and Jordan Jones, who posted five points in addition to 19 boards and three steals. Lebron's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Oden, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They really took it to the Thunderbolts for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-42 win. The score was close at the half, but the Pirates pulled away in the second half with 49 points.
St. Mary's win came from a few key players Banning Lewis Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cruz Artaechevarria, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 22 points and five steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Jeremiah Starr was another key player, going 8 for 16 en route to 24 points.
Banning Lewis Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Banning Lewis Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Banning Lewis Academy against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 63-27 victory. In that matchup, Banning Lewis Academy amassed a halftime lead of 28-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
