Incarnate Word Academy is 0-8 against Geneva since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Incarnate Word Academy Angels will head out to square off against the Geneva Eagles at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Incarnate Word Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Annapolis Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Incarnate Word Academy strolled past Annapolis Christian Academy with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 45-26.
Meanwhile, Geneva came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Centurions to the tune of 81-17. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Centurions are ranked 973rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Incarnate Word Academy better focus on containing Kyra Petty and Maegan Riebel as the pair were huge in Geneva's win. Petty went 7 of 9 en route to 20 points in addition to eight assists and six steals, while Riebel dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten assists. Riebel's afternoon made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Madeline Egbert, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 14 points.
Geneva was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Geneva's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points per game. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-16 record this season.
Incarnate Word Academy took a serious blow against Geneva in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 60-19. Can Incarnate Word Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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