After a string of six wins, the Northeast Metro RVT Knights's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Innovation Academy 63-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Northeast Metro RVT's loss came despite strong showings from Chris Zullo and Jayden Outlaw. Zullo scored 18 points along with six rebounds, while Outlaw scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alesandre Monge, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Derrick Twum was his usual excellent self, scoring 29 points along with six rebounds for Innovation Academy. Twum is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 18 every time he's taken the court this season. Jayden Ogbeide was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Northeast Metro RVT's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9. As for Innovation Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Northeast Metro RVT will head out on the road to take on Somerville at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Massachusetts (Somerville is ranked 241st, while Northeast Metro RVT is ranked 243rd). As for Innovation Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mystic Valley Regional at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Innovation Academy is facing Mystic Valley Regional at the right time seeing as Mystic Valley Regional is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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