The Philadelphia Military Academy Knights were the 50-39 winner over the Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Philadelphia Military Academy suffered a rough 53-29 defeat at the hands of Philadelphia Academy Charter on Thursday. Philadelphia Military Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Philadelphia Academy Charter found their leader in underclassman Jordan Benzenhafer, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Benzenhafer has scored at least 25% of Philadelphia Academy Charter's points. Jonah Williams-White was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Philadelphia Military Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Philadelphia Military Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Girard Academic Music Program at 3:15 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Philadelphia Academy Charter will be home for the holidays to greet Science Leadership Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Science Leadership Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while Philadelphia Academy Charter is ranked 133rd).
