Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning hasn't had much luck against Futures recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning Fire Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Futures Knights at 6:30 p.m.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 20th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a blow against Victory Christian, falling 60-30.
Meanwhile, Futures had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 81-44 win over the Patriots. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Futures' win came from a few key players Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Anthoni Moore, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Collins, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 boards.
Futures smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Futures pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points per game. As for Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning was dealt a bruising 98-23 defeat at the hands of Futures when the teams last played on January 7th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning was down 55-7.
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