The L.E.A.D. Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Escambia Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (L.E.A.D. Academy has five straight victories, Escambia has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, L.E.A.D. Academy didn't have too much trouble with Calvary Christian Academy on the road as they won 51-32.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead L.E.A.D. Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamryn Lay, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds. Emily Harold was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Escambia suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were outmatched by Pensacola at home and fell 55-9. While losing is never fun, Escambia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while Pensacola is ranked 109th).
L.E.A.D. Academy pushed their record up to 9-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 25.33 points. As for Escambia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything came up roses for L.E.A.D. Academy against Escambia in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 69-30 win. With L.E.A.D. Academy ahead 38-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
