There's no place like home for the Academy of the New Church Lions, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 64-51 victory over Friends' Central on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Academy of the New Church also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Academy of the New Church's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Warren, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Dior Carter was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Friends' Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Muhsin Muhammad, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Fazl Oshodi, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Academy of the New Church is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Friends' Central, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.
Academy of the New Church won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Hun at 5:30 p.m. on January 11th. One thing working in Hun's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games. As for Friends' Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against George School at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. George School will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 180th, while Friends' Central is ranked 23rd).
