Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 20 to 7 on the offensive boards, a fact the Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers proved on Thursday. They blew past KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy 52-20 on the road. With Philadelphia Academy Charter ahead 27-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
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. Another player making a difference was Dominic Prybella, who scored 9 points along with 3 steals.
When it comes to explaining why KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sayid Cooley. Despite the final result, he scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenyon Habersham, who scored 6 points.
Philadelphia Academy Charter's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Philadelphia Academy Charter will be playing in front of their home fans against Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Motivation at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
