On Tuesday, the American Leadership Academy Patriots were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Pelion Panthers. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/28/25 vs Pelion | 5 |
| 01/24/25 @ Ninety Six | 3 |
| 01/17/25 @ Strom Thurmond | 2 |
| 12/13/24 @ Fox Creek | 2 |
| 12/03/24 vs North | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why American Leadership Academy lost, don't look at Bryce Newton. Despite the final result, he posted 11 points along with five boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave Newton a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Makel Hillary, who earned six points.
Kolton Rogers was his usual excellent self, going 5 of 10 en route to 13 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals for Pelion. Jayden Fields was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
American Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Pelion, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
American Leadership Academy will head out to challenge Saluda at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Saluda has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Pelion, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-42 win against Strom Thurmond on the 29th.
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