San Diego Jewish Academy and Rock Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The San Diego Jewish Academy Lions will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Rock Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, San Diego Jewish Academy came up short against Calvin Christian and fell 48-39.
Meanwhile, Rock Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Vincent Memorial on Tuesday and fell 62-60. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1286th, while the Scots are ranked 513th).
San Diego Jewish Academy will have to contain James Whitley as he made an impact in Rock Academy's last game. He dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. The match was Whitley's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Quentin Uhland was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points along with six boards and six steals.
Even though they lost, Rock Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.4 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 5.6.
San Diego Jewish Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Rock Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-21.
San Diego Jewish Academy beat Rock Academy 58-50 in their previous meeting back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Whitley, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Diego Jewish Academy still be able to contain Whitley? There's only one way to find out.
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