The Academy of the New Church Lions will take on Friends Select at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Academy of the New Church came up short against Freire Charter and fell 60-47. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Dragon are ranked 140th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ava Teich, who posted 21 points and three steals. That was a full 44.7% of Academy of the New Church's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of London Lynch, who scored 19 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Friends Select was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 94-27 loss at the hands of Westtown. Friends Select was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 60-14.
This is the second loss in a row for Academy of the New Church and nudges their season record down to 2-14. As for Friends Select, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Academy of the New Church strolled past Friends Select when the teams last played back in January by a score of 46-31. Does Academy of the New Church have another victory up their sleeve, or will Friends Select turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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