Having just played yesterday, The Daniel Academy Lions will jump right back in to play the Independence Home School Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Daniel Academy has not done well against Midland Adventist Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Daniel Academy took down Midland Adventist Academy 46-31. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but The Daniel Academy was the (much) better team in the second half.
The Daniel Academy had a senior duo take command as Chris Worcester dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds and Jesse Yap scored 13 points along with seven assists and four steals. Worcester is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Noah Lee was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Independence Home School beat Ozanam 43-38 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Independence Home School.
The Daniel Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Independence Home School, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
The Daniel Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Independence Home School in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 52-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Daniel 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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