The Ascend Leadership Academy Aviators will take on the Riverside Christian Academy Royals in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ascend Leadership Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Ascend Leadership Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Clover Garden School, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Aviators fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 23-20 on Tuesday.
Claire Marshall was Ascend Leadership Academy's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Kimari Cross held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverside Christian Academy lost to Cresset Christian Academy - Regional on the road by a 46-30 margin two weeks ago. The matchup marked the Royals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Ascend Leadership Academy will need to focus on slowing down Brelyn Miller, one of several Riverside Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 15 points and five steals. Miller has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Iliana LANDRON was another key player, shooting 50% from the field on her way to 11 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Ascend Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Riverside Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Ascend Leadership Academy was taken down by Riverside Christian Academy 70-2 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Aviators were down 51-0.
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