After flying high against Northwestern last Monday, Detroit Leadership Academy came back down to earth. Detroit Leadership Academy received a blow on Thursday as they fell 43-26 to the University Eagles. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against Detroit Leadership Academy this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 33-19 last Thursday.
University found their leader in freshman Aria Matthews, who went 8 for 18 on her way to 28 points and six boards. Those 28 points set a new season-high mark for Matthews. Another player making a difference was Su'Hunye Green, who posted five points and eight steals.
Detroit Leadership Academy
| 01/16/25 @ University | 26-43 |
| 01/13/25 @ Northwestern | 46-17 |
| 01/13/25 vs Detroit Collegiate Prep | 46-17 |
| 01/10/25 vs Ecorse | 49-6 |
| 01/09/25 vs University | 19-33 |
With the defeat, Detroit Leadership Academy broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2. As for University, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Detroit Leadership Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Eastpointe at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Detroit Leadership Academy's defense has only allowed 16.9 points per game this season, so Eastpointe's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for University, they will look to defend their home court on January 23rd against Oak Park at 5:30 p.m. University is facing Oak Park at the right time seeing as Oak Park is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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