A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Barrack Hebrew Academy Cougars duke it out with the Academy of the New Church Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday... Academy of the New Church took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Barrack Hebrew Academy, who comes in off a win.
Barrack Hebrew Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Kimberton Waldorf: they outscored them in every quarter. Barrack Hebrew Academy put the hurt on Kimberton Waldorf with a sharp 50-29 win last Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Academy of the New Church was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 78-72 heartbreaker at the hands of George School. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (68), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Barrack Hebrew Academy will need focus on slowing down Dior Carter, one of several Academy of the New Church players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. What's more, Carter also racked up four blocks, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Cameron Smith was another key player, going 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Academy of the New Church smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Academy of the New Church's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Barrack Hebrew Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Barrack Hebrew Academy took a serious blow against Academy of the New Church when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 82-26. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Barrack Hebrew Academy was down 43-11.
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