Elite Scholars Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Mt. Zion, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Royal Knights fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 41-39 on Friday. The loss was the Royal Knights' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Elite Scholars Academy still got an impressive performance from PROMISE OMELOGU, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 20 boards. That was a full 56.4% of the Royal Knights' points, marking the third time in a row OMELOGU has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Elite Scholars Academy fell to 3-1. As for Mt. Zion, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Elite Scholars Academy has already played their next matchup, a 48-24 defeat against Walker on the 6th. As for Mt. Zion, they will square off against Atlanta Classical Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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