Wardlaw Academy and King Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Wardlaw Academy Patriots will be playing at home against the King Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wardlaw Academy will be strutting in after a win while King Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Wardlaw Academy will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 23-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Anderson Christian, sneaking past 59-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Patriots have posted since January 25, 2024.
Wardlaw Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Harper led the charge by going 6 for 13 en route to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Smoak, who posted five points in addition to 14 rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, King Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 35-17 bruising from Newberry Academy.
King Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Wardlaw Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-12.
Wardlaw Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over King Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 36-25. Does Wardlaw Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will King Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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