After 21 games on the road, Example Academy National is heading back home. They will take on the SPIRE Institute SPIRE at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Hopefully Example Academy National is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in their respective states (they are ranked third in Illinois, while SPIRE Institute is ranked 26th in Ohio).
Last Sunday, Example Academy National was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-50 to Winston-Salem Christian National.
Meanwhile, SPIRE Institute had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 67-58 victory over Western Reserve Academy. 67 seems to be a good number for SPIRE Institute as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Example Academy National's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for SPIRE Institute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Example Academy National came up short against SPIRE Institute when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 58-51. Will Example Academy National have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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