Academy for Academic Excellence's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 44-32 victory over the Rancho Mirage Rattlers. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rattlers, too.
Thylea Thymes had a dynamite game for Academy for Academic Excellence, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Buckley, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
The win got Academy for Academic Excellence back to even at 1-1. As for Rancho Mirage, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Academy for Academic Excellence has already played their next game, a 59-33 loss against Barstow on the 22nd. As for Rancho Mirage, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Indio at 5:00 p.m. on December 3rd.
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