After losing to Leadership Academy the last time they met, Piedmont Classical decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Piedmont Classical Bobcats walked away with a 57-45 win over the Leadership Academy Falcons on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
| 01/24/25 vs Leadership Academy | 2 |
| 02/09/24 vs Triad Math and Science Academy | 1 |
| 02/06/24 @ Carver | 1 |
| 01/30/24 @ Millennium | 1 |
Piedmont Classical's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christian Daye, who posted 17 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Daye a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Bryson Motley, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 13 points and six assists.
Despite the loss, Leadership Academy still got an impressive performance from Caden Ryker, who went 8 of 15 en route to 22 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Ryker has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Caleb Foster was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
Piedmont Classical pushed their record up to 6-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Leadership Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-4 record this season.
Piedmont Classical and Leadership Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Piedmont Classical will square off against Winston-Salem Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday down 299 places (445 vs. 146). Meanwhile, Leadership Academy (ranked 242nd) will meet Bishop McGuinness (ranked 89th) at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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