After both having extra time off, the Academy with Community Partners Lions and the Berean Academy Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Academy with Community Partners has six straight wins, Berean Academy has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Academy with Community Partners is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing BASIS - Mesa: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Academy with Community Partners blew BASIS - Mesa out of the water with a 71-38 final score. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 33 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Berean Academy played a tough game two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Academy with Community Partners and fell 81-41. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-25.
Academy with Community Partners pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Berean Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Academy with Community Partners against Berean Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 81-41 win. In that match, Academy with Community Partners amassed a halftime lead of 57-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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