If the New Hope Leadership Academy Gladiators were feeling good off their 59-32 takedown of the Pelion Panthers last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. New Hope Leadership Academy received a tough blow on Monday as they fell 86-67 to Comenius. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Monday (59), New Hope Leadership Academy still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, New Hope Leadership Academy still got an impressive performance from Sugar Eaton , who scored 34 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. The game was Eaton 's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Hoggons, who scored 13 points.
Comenius was led to victory by Promit Saha and Donovin Jones. Saha scored 20 points, while Jones scored 25 points along with 5 assists. Another player making a difference was Parker Long, who scored 9 points along with 6 assists and 6 rebounds.
New Hope Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Comenius, they have yet to lose a contest at home this season, leaving them with a 5-4 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Hope Leadership Academy will take on Providence Athletic Cluv at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. Comenius won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Elevation Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 5th. Hopefully Elevation Prep Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 last Thursday.
