Two dominant guards in Adam Ibrahim and William Medina are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The American Youth Academy Eagles will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Excel Christian Academy Blue Spartans at 5:30 p.m. American Youth Academy is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, American Youth Academy lost to Patel on the road by a 57-38 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Excel Christian Academy Blue). They blew past Winter Haven Christian 84-63 on Monday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
American Youth Academy better keep an eye on Medina. He was instrumental in Excel Christian Academy Blue's win, putting up 48 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Medina has scored at least a third of Excel Christian Academy Blue's points. Khriztian Vazquez was another key player, scoring nine points.
Excel Christian Academy Blue pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for American Youth Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
American Youth Academy came up short against Excel Christian Academy Blue in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 70-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Medina, who posted 43 points. Now that American Youth Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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