The Leroy Greene Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Westlake Charter Explorers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Leroy Greene Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fortune Early College on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Leroy Greene Academy came up short against Fortune Early College, falling 52-26. The Lions have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Westlake Charter's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 43-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fortune Early College.
Leroy Greene Academy will have to keep a close watch on Amiliana Moore and Madysen Gibbs, a pair of players who had a big impact on Westlake Charter's prior game. Moore posted seven points and 12 rebounds, while Gibbs had ten points. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in boards.
Leroy Greene Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Westlake Charter, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
Leroy Greene Academy suffered a grim 36-16 defeat to Westlake Charter when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who put up 14 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Now that Leroy Greene Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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