Academy Charter's's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They fell 57-47 to Van Buren.
Despite the loss, Academy Charter still got an impressive performance from Joel Beard, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Beard scored a full 36.2% of Academy Charter's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam McQueen, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and five blocks.
Academy Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Van Buren, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Academy Charter will look to defend their home court on Friday against Westbury at 7:00 p.m. Van Buren will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Springfield Gardens at 5:00 p.m. on January 9th.