A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Academy of the New Church Lions face off against the George School Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Academy of the New Church sitting on five straight victories and George School on nine.
Academy of the New Church is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Westtown, sneaking past 64-62.
Academy of the New Church's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dior Carter led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Carter is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Rollerson, who went 5 for 11 en route to 20 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask George School). They strolled past Friends' Central with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 84-68. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Friends' Central are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
George School pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Academy of the New Church, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9.
Academy of the New Church came up short against George School when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 78-72. Can Academy of the New Church avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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