The Founders Classical Academy Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They skirted past Great Hearts Irving 75-73. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Great Hearts Irving's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyle Crissey, who scored 32 points. The game was Crissey's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tavion Pryor, who scored 15 points along with 8 assists.
Founders Classical Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Great Hearts Irving, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-2.
Founders Classical Academy will be playing at home against Inspired Vision at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Inspired Vision will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1495th, while Founders Classical Academy is ranked 655th). As for Great Hearts Irving, they will head out on the road to face off against Uplift Infinity Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
