The Berean Academy Eagles will head out on the road to square off against American Leadership Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Berean Academy has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while American Leadership Academy will arrive with four straight victories.
Berean Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Skyline - Gila River on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Berean Academy had to suffer through a 59-26 loss at the hands of Skyline - Gila River. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Skyline - Gila River are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy won against Sonoran Science Academy on Thursday with 69 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went American Leadership Academy's way against 91st Psalm Christian School as American Leadership Academy made off with a 69-46 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-13.
Berean Academy better keep an eye on CJ Christopher Williams. He was instrumental in American Leadership Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 31 points and ten assists. Williams' evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Porter Jones, who went 10 for 22 en route to 26 points.
American Leadership Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
American Leadership Academy's record is now 12-4. As for Berean Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Berean Academy came up short against American Leadership Academy when the teams last played back in January, falling 82-73. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who dropped a double-double on 51 points and 12 assists. Now that Berean Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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