On Thursday, Rise Academy faced Benedictine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rise Academy Guardians came up short against the Benedictine Cadets, falling 87-62. The matchup marked the Guardians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Rise Academy lost, don't look at Devonte Atkins. Despite the final result, he had 31 points. Rise Academy is 4-2 when Atkins posts 20 or more points, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevonte Atkins, who had 12 points.
Rise Academy's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Benedictine, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Rise Academy has already played their next game (against Benedictine), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Benedictine, they will head out to challenge Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Benedictine knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Collegiate likes a good challenge.
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