The Kelseyville Knights came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 69-68 victory over John Adams Academy. Given Kelseyville's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while John Adams Academy is ranked 1096th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why John Adams Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Isaiah McKee. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 52.9% of John Adams Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luciano Allen, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Kelseyville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for John Adams Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.
Kelseyville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Del Norte at 3:30 p.m. on January 27th. As for John Adams Academy, John Adams Academy and Florin will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Florin is on a three-game streak of home losses, John Adams Academy a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
