After two games on the road, Girard Academic Music Program is heading back home. They will take on Randolph Vo-Tech at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Girard Academic Music Program had to settle for a 54-52 defeat against Motivation. Girard Academic Music Program has struggled against Motivation recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, Girard Academic Music Program got some senior leadership from Christopher Jones who scored 16 points and Jadlin Rose who scored 15 points. Rose scored a full 28.8% of Girard Academic Music Program's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jared Walker was another key contributor, scoring 7 points.
Meanwhile, Randolph Vo-Tech lost to Science Leadership Academy on the road by a decisive 55-39 margin on Thursday. Randolph Vo-Tech has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
With Girard Academic Music Program's win and Motivation's loss, both teams now sport identical 1-1 records.
Girard Academic Music Program was able to grind out a solid win over Randolph Vo-Tech in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, winning 53-40. Does Girard Academic Music Program have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randolph Vo-Tech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.