Two dominant guards in Ja'Mari Favors and Bowman Holloway are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Crossroad Academy Scorpions will be playing at home against the Community Leadership Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Crossroad Academy slipped by Munroe 67-66. The victory was just what Crossroad Academy needed coming off of a 70-35 defeat in their prior match.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crossroad Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Myron Tennell, who scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tennell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Favors, who scored ten points along with six assists and five steals.
Community Leadership Academy posted their biggest victory yet this season on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jefferson County 66-31 at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Community Leadership Academy.
Crossroad Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Community Leadership Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Crossroad Academy against Community Leadership Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 76-38 win. Will Crossroad Academy repeat their success, or does Community Leadership Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.