The Innovation Academy The Red Tailed Hawk pushed their score all the way to 68 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Academy of Notre Dame. Innovation Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jayden Ogbeide and Derrick Twum certainly did their best on Tuesday to try and avoid the loss. Ogbeide dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds, while Twum scored 25 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 36.8% of Innovation Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ayden Rogers was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Innovation Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Academy of Notre Dame, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Innovation Academy will head out on the road to take on Cristo Rey at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Academy of Notre Dame, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Collegiate Charter School of Lowell at 5:45 p.m. on January 30th.
