After flying high against Cristo Rey last Wednesday, Franklin Academy came back down to earth. The Franklin Academy Panthers fell 48-35 to the Avant Garde Academy Sharks on Monday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sharks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Franklin Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Reynaldo Chevannes, who posted six points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Alicot, who put up nine points.
Avant Garde Academy was led to victory by Nikko Andino and Sergei Mikhalev. Andino went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals, while Mikhalev went 8 of 13 on his way to 17 points along with eight boards and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mikhalev has scored at least a third of Avant Garde Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Landon Guzman, who had seven points and five assists.
Franklin Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Avant Garde Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Franklin Academy has already played their next contest (against Somerset Academy Central Miramar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Avant Garde Academy will head out to challenge Oxbridge Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Oxbridge Academy: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Avant Garde Academy has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
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