Even though the American Leadership Academy - Ironwood Warriors scored an imposing 69 points on Tuesday, the Gilbert Christian Knights still came out on top. Gilbert Christian took their contest against American Leadership Academy - Ironwood 77-69. This was payback for Gilbert Christian, who suffered a 75-68 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Leading Gilbert Christian to victory were Lopemi. Omole and Keon Talgo. Omole dropped a double-double on 18 points and 21 rebounds, while Talgo scored 29 points along with five rebounds. Those 21 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamari Stanbury, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Gilbert Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for American Leadership Academy - Ironwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gilbert Christian will take on Northwest Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for American Leadership Academy - Ironwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Benjamin Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Benjamin Franklin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
