With a playoff game on the line, the King's Academy Lions rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They took down the Royals 62-48. The win was nothing new for King's Academy as they're now sitting on four straight.
King's Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jade Jones led the charge by scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds. Jones hasn't dropped below 19 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Sophia Kateris, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, The First Academy saw an underclassman step up: Bianca Hall scored 27 points along with two steals. Hall has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Garcia, who scored ten points along with two steals.
King's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for The First Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-12.
King's Academy will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Windermere Prep at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Windermere Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully King's Academy likes a good challenge. The First Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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