The Iron Academy Swordsmen were the 68-64 winner over the Southside Christian Warriors when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. Iron Academy suffered a tough 54-31 loss at the hands of Southside Christian on Tuesday. Iron Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Boush was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds for Southside Christian. The contest was Boush's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Noah Mizelle, who scored 9 points.
Iron Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southside Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Iron Academy will head out on the road to face off against Howard at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Howard's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Southside Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Bethel Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m.