Abington Friends hasn't had much luck against Academy of the New Church recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Abington Friends will welcome the Academy of the New Church Lions at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Abington Friends is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took an 86-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of Friends Select on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (61), Abington Friends still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Academy of the New Church can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They blew past Barrack Hebrew Academy 79-34. With the Lions ahead 46-23 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Abington Friends better keep an eye on Cameron Smith. He was instrumental in Academy of the New Church's win, as he made all 6 shots he took for 13 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquis Newson, who posted 11 points.
Academy of the New Church's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Abington Friends, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Abington Friends was dealt a bruising 85-51 defeat at the hands of Academy of the New Church in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Abington Friends, Bahsil Laster (who went 7 for 10 en route to 20 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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