The Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights and the Ezekiel Academy Knights will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Macon-East Montgomery Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Friday.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy and Lowndes Academy met for a duel where Macon-East Montgomery Academy had to take the L. Macon-East Montgomery Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to Lowndes Academy. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Macon-East Montgomery Academy had strong showings from Jamiyah Powell, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Miya Tatum, who had eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Powell is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Macon-East Montgomery Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ezekiel Academy). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-11 victory over Wiregrass. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Ezekiel Academy pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.5 points per game. As for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy skirted past Ezekiel Academy 39-37 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Does Macon-East Montgomery Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ezekiel Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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