The Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Philadelphia Academy Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Thursday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 20 to 7 on the offensive boards, a fact Philadelphia Academy Charter proved. They blew past KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy 52-20 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Philadelphia Academy Charter.
Philadelphia Academy Charter found their leader in underclassman Jordan Benzenhafer, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Benzenhafer has scored at least 25% of Philadelphia Academy Charter's points. Dominic Prybella was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 53-47 to TECH Freire Charter. While losing is never fun, Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while TECH Freire Charter is ranked 49th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kwasi Hawkins, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cedric Brown Jr., who scored 10 points.
The opposite results left the teams with opposite records: Philadelphia Academy Charter's victory pushed their record up to 2-0, while KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy's defeat dropped theirs down to 0-2.
