Notre Dame Academy had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 35-point drubbing they dealt Praise Academy on Tuesday. The Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds breezed by the Praise Academy Lions to the tune of 84-49. The Irish Wolfhounds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 35 points or more this season.
| 01/14/25 vs Praise Academy | 7 |
| 12/28/24 vs Valley | 1 |
| 12/27/24 vs Tuscaloosa Academy | 1 |
| 12/07/24 vs Dillon Christian | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Notre Dame Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charles Buford, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Buford is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Ki?Andrey Thomas was another key player, going 9 of 18 en route to 22 points and four steals.
Buford wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Notre Dame Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Notre Dame Academy pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.8 points per game. As for Praise Academy, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-6.
Notre Dame Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Praise Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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