Basketball Game Preview: Tacony Academy Charter Lions vs. Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers

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Previous 4 Games

02/01/20 - Home	61-54 W
01/06/17 - Home	78-60 W
01/28/16 - Home	101-55 W
01/29/15 - Away	61-34 W

Tacony Academy Charter is 4-0 against Philadelphia Academy Charter since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tacony Academy Charter Lions will head out to take on the Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers at 3:15 p.m. Tacony Academy Charter has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Philadelphia Academy Charter will come in with three straight wins.

Last Thursday, Tacony Academy Charter came up short against Nueva Esperanza and fell 69-61.

Tacony Academy Charter might have lost, but man, Ethan Montero was a machine: he posted 25 points. That was a full 41% of Tacony Academy Charter's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Sabir Floyd was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Meanwhile, Philadelphia Academy Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Kensington on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory.

Philadelphia Academy Charter's win came from a few key players Tacony Academy Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jordan Benzenahfer, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 19 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tahj Wilson, who put up eight points and 11 rebounds.

Philadelphia Academy Charter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Tacony Academy Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.

Tacony Academy Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Philadelphia Academy Charter when the teams last played back in February of 2020, winning 61-54. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Philadelphia Academy Charter's Amir Howard, who earned 22 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Tacony Academy Charter to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.