After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fortune Early College, the Leroy Greene Academy Lions were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-56 victory over John Adams Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Cobee Wesley was his usual excellent self, scoring 31 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Leroy Greene Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Andres Martinez, who scored 14 points.
Despite the loss, John Adams Academy had strong showings from Luciano Allen, who scored 13 points along with two steals, and Josh Harris, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Cintean, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Isaiah McKee, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Patriots squad sat out for Tuesday's contest. With McKee sidelined, John Adams Academy had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Cintean (16), Connor McCoy (15), and Harris (32). The trio had averaged 5.61, 6.43, and 16.05 minutes respectively before Tuesday's contest. The new lineup might be seeing more playing time going forward considering the group combined for a total of 27 points and five assist.
Leroy Greene Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for John Adams Academy, they dropped their record down to 10-14 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Leroy Greene Academy will face off against Elite at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elite knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully Leroy Greene Academy likes a good challenge. As for John Adams Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Westlake Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in John Adams Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests.
