The Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves will face off against the Sports Leadership & Management Giants at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oxbridge Academy has four straight victories, Sports Leadership & Management has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Oxbridge Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Abundant Life Christian Academy 78-24. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Sports Leadership & Management played against Pine Crest and lost via forfeit.
Despite the loss, Sports Leadership & Management saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dennis Pierre Jr. went 7 of 12 en route to 17 points. That was a full 42.5% of Sports Leadership & Management's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamar James Jr., who earned four points.
Oxbridge Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Everything went Oxbridge Academy's way against Sports Leadership & Management in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as Oxbridge Academy made off with a 74-54 victory. Does Oxbridge Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sports Leadership & Management turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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