The Academy Park Knights will square off against High School of the Future at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Academy Park was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Strawberry Mansion. While Academy Park didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Strawberry Mansion 15-8 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, High School of the Future waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 58-48. High School of the Future pushed the score to 45-25 by the end of the third, a deficit South Philadelphia cut but never quite recovered from.
High School of the Future's win came from a few key players Academy Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kasheef Williams, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Kareem Chappelle, who had 15 points.
Academy Park's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for High School of the Future, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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