Academy of the New Church is 0-4 against Phelps since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Academy of the New Church Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Phelps Lions at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Academy of the New Church has ten straight wins, Phelps has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Academy of the New Church walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Churchmen with a sharp 65-39 win on Tuesday. Academy of the New Church has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 26 points or more this season.
Bahsil Laster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Ryan Warren was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Phelps pushed their score all the way to 73 back in January, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 77-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blair Academy. While losing is never fun, Phelps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 347th in Pennsylvania, while Blair Academy is ranked fifth in New Jersey).
Academy of the New Church's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Phelps, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season.
Academy of the New Church ended up a good deal behind Phelps in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, losing 86-67. Can Academy of the New Church avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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