The Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors will be home for the holidays to greet the Academy at Palumbo Griffin at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
Sankofa Freedom Academy lost a heartbreaker to Abraham Lincoln when they met back in January of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. Sankofa Freedom Academy took a 37-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Abraham Lincoln. Sankofa Freedom Academy has not had much luck with Abraham Lincoln recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Academy at Palumbo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 60-34 margin over Abraham Lincoln. Given Academy at Palumbo's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Abraham Lincoln is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aisha Muibi had a dynamite game for Academy at Palumbo, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Muibi has scored at least 25% of Academy at Palumbo's points. Another player making a difference was Naimah Hargrove, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds.
Sankofa Freedom Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Academy at Palumbo, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Sankofa Freedom Academy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 36-28 defeat to Academy at Palumbo. Will Sankofa Freedom Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
