American Leadership Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Academy with Community Partners is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, American Leadership Academy will get right back to it and host the Academy with Community Partners Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. American Leadership Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Academy with Community Partners likes a good challenge.
American Leadership Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Berean Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. American Leadership Academy came out on top against Berean Academy by a score of 82-73 on Thursday. Given American Leadership Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while Berean Academy is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
CJ Christopher Williams was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 51 points and 12 assists. That makes it ten consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of American Leadership Academy's points. DeAnte Echtinaw was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Academy with Community Partners blew past Our Lady of the Sun Academy, posting a 71-19 win. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
American Leadership Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.4 points per game. As for Academy with Community Partners, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
American Leadership Academy suffered a grim 86-66 defeat to Academy with Community Partners in their previous meeting on Friday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point American Leadership Academy was down 53-28.
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