St. Joseph hasn't had much luck against American Leadership Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The St. Joseph Jayhawks will take on the American Leadership Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, St. Joseph turned things around against Draper APA on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 victory over the Eagles.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They came out on top against the Winged Lions by a score of 55-47.
American Leadership Academy's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.7 points per game. As for St. Joseph, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 6-15.
St. Joseph was taken down by American Leadership Academy 77-32 when the teams last played back in January. Can St. Joseph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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