The Chicago Military Academy Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 53-42 victory over Chicago Washington. That's another feather in the cap for Chicago Military Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Chicago Military Academy to victory were Zaid Shine and Jamhad Noye-Mohammad. Shine dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Noye-Mohammad scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Noye-Mohammad has scored at least a third of Chicago Military Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayson Tucker, who scored five points.
Chicago Washington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Andres Luna, who scored 15 points. Anthony Briseno was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Chicago Military Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Chicago Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chicago Military Academy will challenge Julian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Julian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak. As for Chicago Washington, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Baker at 5:00 p.m. on January 19th. Baker comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
