Collins Family and Academia Avance are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Collins Family Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Academia Avance Guerreros Jaguares at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Collins Family has five straight wins, Academia Avance has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Collins Family gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 30-10 margin over CALS Early College. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Collins Family has posted since November 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, Academia Avance was the victim of a tough 44-20 defeat at the hands of Alliance Bloomfield on Tuesday.
Academia Avance's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Leslie Velasquez, who scored ten points along with two steals, and Stacey Guerrero who scored five points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 50% of Academia Avance's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Academia Avance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Collins Family's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Academia Avance, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Collins Family against Academia Avance when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 63-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collins Family since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
