Iron Academy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Heritage Leadership Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Heritage Leadership Academy Fletchers by a score of 57-54. The Swordsmen were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Fletchers earlier this season, when they won 36-35.
Jacob Peterson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Heritage Leadership Academy, putting up 24 points in addition to eight boards and eight steals. Peterson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Adams, who on his way to 16 points and six boards.
Iron Academy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 11-7. As for Heritage Leadership Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Iron Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-50 loss against Carter G. Woodson on the 17th. As for Heritage Leadership Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-67 defeat against Alpha Academy on the 17th.
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