Knights
| 01/24/25 @ M.L. King | 78 |
| 12/06/24 vs M.L. King | 75 |
| 01/17/25 vs Forest Park | 69 |
| 12/03/24 @ Forest Park | 69 |
| 01/10/25 vs Drew | 66 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pace Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the M.L. King Lions 78-22. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Lions are ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pace Academy can attribute much of their success to Ryan Wrigley, who posted 17 points. Lawson Monroe was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 11 points and seven boards.
Pace Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as M.L. King only posted three assists.
Despite the loss, M.L. King saw an underclassman step up: freshman Khloe Wilson scored 14 points and five rebounds. That's the most points Wilson has posted since back in November of 2024.
Pace Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.5 points. As for M.L. King, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
Pace Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-27 defeat against Creekside on the 28th. As for M.L. King, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-33 loss against Drew on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
