The Leadership Academy Falcons won the last time they faced the College Prep & Leadership Academy Royals, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Leadership Academy walked away with a 44-32 win over College Prep & Leadership Academy. Given Leadership Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while College Prep & Leadership Academy is ranked 586th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Leadership Academy to victory were Emmy Guldberg and Brooke Swigert. Guldberg dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Swigert scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Guldberg hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Lauten, who scored two points along with eight rebounds.
Several Royals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was MacKenzie Dumbuya, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Dumbuya has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Da?nysa Holloway was another key contributor, scoring four points along with 12 rebounds and six steals.
Even though they lost, College Prep & Leadership Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. This was only their 13th loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Leadership Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for College Prep & Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.
Leadership Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Cornerstone Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Leadership Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday. As for College Prep & Leadership Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Morehead at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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