A feisty cat fight is on tap when the L.E.A.D. Academy Lions take on the Bethlehem Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday... Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, L.E.A.D. Academy turned things around against Northview on Tuesday. They snuck past the Chiefs with a 53-48 victory.
L.E.A.D. Academy found their leader in freshman Andrew Holcomb, who posted 25 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Floyd, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 15 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took down the Blue Devils 54-36.
Bethlehem pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for L.E.A.D. Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-15.
L.E.A.D. Academy took a serious blow against Bethlehem in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 76-21. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point L.E.A.D. Academy was down 47-7.
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