Rise Academy proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 46) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the TPLS Christian Academy Lions out 80-78. 80 seems to be a good number for the Guardians as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Nathaniel Seaborn was his usual excellent self, putting up 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devonte Atkins, who posted 19 points and five rebounds.
Guardians
| 12/12/24 vs TPLS Christian Academy | 80-78 |
| 12/09/24 vs Veritas School | 80-34 |
| 11/16/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 72-58 |
| 11/14/24 vs Legacy Academy | 88-81 |
| 11/12/24 vs Cristo Rey | 72-42 |
| + 4 more games |
Rise Academy's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points per game. As for TPLS Christian Academy, they moved to 4-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Rise Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dinwiddie at 12:00 p.m. on December 28th. As for TPLS Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-54 defeat against Steward on the 13th.
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