The Summit Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Broome Street Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
After some red-hot offensive attacks in their last three contests, Summit Academy finally came back down to earth on February 6th. They were beaten by Collaborative Studies 40-0. After a 92-38 finish the last time they played, Summit Academy and Collaborative Studies decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Meanwhile, Broome Street Academy pushed their score all the way to 61 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Capital Prep Harbor by a score of 64-61. While losing is never fun, Broome Street Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 147th in New York, while Capital Prep Harbor is ranked ninth in Connecticut).
Broome Street Academy might have lost, but man, Samuel Acevedo was a machine: he scored 19 points along with two steals. Acevedo is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Justin Barkley was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Summit Academy has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Broome Street Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-10.
Summit Academy came up short against Broome Street Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 77-73. Can Summit Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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