San Diego Jewish Academy had won four straight home games and Jack Silberstein did his part to make it five on Thursday. The San Diego Jewish Academy Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-48 victory over the Rock Academy Warriors thanks in part to Silberstein, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of San Diego Jewish Academy's points.
Adam Tal
| 02/06/25 vs Rock Academy | 5 |
| 01/23/25 vs Foothills Christian | 4 |
| 12/02/24 vs Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) | 4 |
| 01/30/25 vs Orange Glen | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ Rock Academy | 3 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Tal, who posted seven points and five assists. Those five assists gave him a new career-high.
Loss or not, Rock Academy got some senior leadership from Roland Balderramos and James Whitley. Balderramos almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Whitley went 6 for 15 to rack up 18 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The contest was Whitley's fifth in a row with at least 16 points. Quentin Uhland was another key player, putting up six points.
San Diego Jewish Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points over those games. As for Rock Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-22.
Looking ahead, San Diego Jewish Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Foothills Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothills Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something San Diego Jewish Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rock Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 60-43 defeat against El Capitan on the 7th.
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