The Leroy Greene Academy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Elite Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses for Leroy Greene Academy and four for Elite.
On Tuesday, Leroy Greene Academy was beaten by John Adams Academy 60-8. While losing is never fun, Leroy Greene Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1301st, while John Adams Academy is ranked 623rd).
Meanwhile, Elite took a serious blow against Fortune Early College on Tuesday, falling 74-9. Elite has struggled against Fortune Early College recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Leroy Greene Academy's loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Elite, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 17 of their last 18 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-22 record this season.
Leroy Greene Academy came up short against Elite in their previous meeting back in January, falling 42-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elite's Jeneyah Fowler, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 steals. Now that Leroy Greene Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
