Valor Academy will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Community Charter Titans at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Valor Academy is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They lost 70-44 to East Valley on Friday. Valor Academy was down 47-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Community Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by University Prep Value 63-29. One positive for the Titans, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Community Charter saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Edem Ladzepko made all 8 shots he took racking up 19 points. That was a full 65.5% of Community Charter's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Rodriguez, who had two points plus five assists.
Even though they lost, Community Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Valor Academy beat Community Charter 60-51 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Valor Academy repeat their success, or does Community Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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