Academy at Palumbo was the 46-41 winner over Abraham Lincoln when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Academy at Palumbo Griffin fell just short of the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters by a score of 47-45 on Monday.
| 01/27/25 vs Abraham Lincoln | 3 |
| 01/24/25 @ Bodine | 3 |
| 01/22/25 vs Carver High School of Engineering & Science | 5 |
| 01/21/25 vs Plymouth Whitemarsh | 2 |
Academy at Palumbo's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Beatrix Kaeli, who posted 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Kaeli has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Naimah Hargrove, who put up eight points and five boards.
Among those leading the charge was Destiny Santiago, who had 17 points. Those 17 points gave her a new career-high. Simone Smith was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Academy at Palumbo's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Abraham Lincoln, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Academy at Palumbo has already played their next match (against Motivation), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Abraham Lincoln will face off against Bodine at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Abraham Lincoln's defense has only allowed 25.8 points per game this season, so Bodine's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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