Innovation Academy is 7-0 against the since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Innovation Academy The Red Tailed Hawk will look to defend their home court against Cristo Rey at 4:00 p.m. Innovation Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Innovation Academy strolled past the Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 69-51. Innovation Academy pushed the score to 52-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Innovation Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Derrick Twum, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. Twum is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 18 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Kankam, who scored 22 points.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey was the victim of a tough 58-36 defeat at the hands of the The Red Tailed Hawk last Thursday. Cristo Rey has not had much luck with the The Red Tailed Hawk recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Innovation Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Cristo Rey, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Innovation Academy took their win against the in their previous meeting last Thursday by a conclusive 58-36. Will Innovation Academy repeat their success, or do the have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
