The Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Chambers Academy Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Springwood on Monday. They had to suffer through a 55-23 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost eight in a row.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamiyah Powell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards, and Miya Tatum, who posted seven points and five rebounds. That was a full 60.9% of Macon-East Montgomery Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Chambers Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Springwood 51-23. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Wildcats are ranked 32nd).
Chambers Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy beat Chambers Academy 50-41 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Macon-East Montgomery Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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