Boston University Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Marie Philip took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Boston University Academy, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Boston University Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory last Wednesday. They blew past Commonwealth 53-28. The score was all tied up 19-19 at the break, but Boston University Academy was the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Marie Philip unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They suffered a tough 79-57 defeat at the hands of Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall. Marie Philip has not had much luck with Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Marie Philip's loss came about despite a quality game from Xavier DeLeon, who scored 36 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points DeLeon has scored all season. Andrew Riebe was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Boston University Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Marie Philip, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-2.
Boston University Academy came up short against Marie Philip in their previous meeting on January 4th, falling 54-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeLeon, who scored 24 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Now that Boston University Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
