The Humphreys Able Charter Legacy lost against the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Humphreys Able Charter was beaten by Aspire Langston Hughes Academy 55-27.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy found their leader in underclassman Markel Maynard, who scored 14 points along with 8 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Naqeeb Zarif , who scored 5 points along with 3 steals.
Humphreys Able Charter's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Humphreys Able Charter will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Delta Charter at 5:00 p.m. on December 12th. Hopefully Delta Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Manteca at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manteca presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Aspire Langston Hughes Academy in California (Manteca is ranked 116th, while Aspire Langston Hughes Academy is ranked 713th).