Innovation Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Minuteman Regional Minuteman at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Innovation Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 357 points over their last five matches.
Even though Innovation Academy has not done well against Mystic Valley Regional recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Innovation Academy took down Mystic Valley Regional 64-45.
Derrick Twum was his usual excellent self, scoring 37 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Innovation Academy's points. Bryce Kankam was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Minuteman Regional came tearing into last Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 66-59 win over Mystic Valley Regional. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Innovation Academy pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Minuteman Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Innovation Academy against Minuteman Regional when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 87-54 win. With Innovation Academy ahead 50-22 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
