Geffen Academy and California Academy of Math & Science are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Geffen Academy Bruins just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the California Academy of Math & Science Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on January 16th. Geffen Academy will be strutting in after a win while California Academy of Math & Science will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Geffen Academy beat Saint Joseph 46-42. The win made it back-to-back wins for Geffen Academy.
Meanwhile, California Academy of Math & Science's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Hawthorne Math & Science Academy by a score of 19-17. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat California Academy of Math & Science has suffered yet this season.
Geffen Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for California Academy of Math & Science, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-9.
Geffen Academy strolled past California Academy of Math & Science in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 45-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Geffen Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
