The Iron Academy Swordsmen will head out on the road to challenge the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Iron Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on C.H. Friend with a sharp 60-35 victory last Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Swordsmen with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for American Leadership Academy-Johnston against Raleigh Christian Academy on Friday as the squad secured a 60-15 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Iron Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Iron Academy came up short against American Leadership Academy-Johnston when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 55-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of American Leadership Academy-Johnston's Ben Allen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 boards. Now that Iron Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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