Two dominant guards in Jaylen Jordan and Jacob Rodrigues are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Awaken Christian Lions will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the American Heritage Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Awaken Christian was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to GV Christian. Awaken Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Awaken Christian saw an underclassman step up: Jordan scored 23 points along with six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kepler, who scored six points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, American Heritage Academy took a serious blow against Innovations International on Tuesday, falling 62-30.
Awaken Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for American Heritage Academy, they bumped their record down to 1-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Awaken Christian strolled past American Heritage Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a score of 62-48. Will Awaken Christian repeat their success, or does American Heritage Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
