The West Philadelphia Speedboys will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
West Philadelphia suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2023 on Saturday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 72-52 walloping at the hands of Sports Leadership & Management. While losing is never fun, West Philadelphia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 293rd in Pennsylvania, while Sports Leadership & Management is ranked 49th in Florida).
Meanwhile, Sankofa Freedom Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Math Civics & Sciences. Sankofa Freedom Academy has not had much luck with Math Civics & Sciences recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
West Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Sankofa Freedom Academy, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Everything came up roses for West Philadelphia against Sankofa Freedom Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 78-46 victory. Does West Philadelphia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sankofa Freedom Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
