The King's Academy Knights pushed their score all the way to 60 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Branham 65-60. King's Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
King's Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Xavier Barnett, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Barnett scored a full 33.3% of King's Academy's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Caedmon Dickson, who scored 14 points.
King's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Branham, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
King's Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Westmont at 5:00 p.m. on December 7th. Westmont is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. Branham won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Santa Teresa at 6:30 p.m. on December 7th. One thing working in Santa Teresa's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
