The UR Academy Lions will venture away from home to take on The Fletcher School Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. UR Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, UR Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-46 win over Kingdom Leadership Academy. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 538th in North Carolina, while the Chargers are ranked 245th in South Carolina).
01/24/25 @ Kingdom Leadership Academy | 22 |
01/23/25 vs Riverwalk Academy | 20 |
01/16/25 @ Lee Park Prep | 18 |
Jordan Miller was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 18 boards. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Thompson, who posted ten points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Meanwhile, The Fletcher School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Lee Park Prep, falling 76-32.
The Fletcher School's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for UR Academy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8.
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