The Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors will challenge the Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sankofa Freedom Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Freire Charter to the tune of 64-37. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Dragon are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sankofa Freedom Academy relied on the efforts of Nafis Dubose, who went 6 of 10 to rack up 18 points and four steals, and Asim Hardy, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine assists. Another player making a difference was Nasir Brown, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mastery Charter North - Pickett on Friday. They strolled past Science Leadership Academy at Beeber with points to spare, taking the game 57-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pumas.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett's win came from a few key players Sankofa Freedom Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jacob Mitchell, who put up 20 points. Savion Staten was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Sankofa Freedom Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
Sankofa Freedom Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Mastery Charter North - Pickett when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 64-51. Does Sankofa Freedom Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mastery Charter North - Pickett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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