Guardians
| 01/30/25 vs Harrisonburg HomeSchool | 70-69 |
| 01/28/25 vs The Carmel School | 70-63 |
| 01/21/25 vs Life Christian Academy | 83-41 |
| 01/17/25 @ Cristo Rey | 81-47 |
| 12/28/24 @ Dinwiddie | 74-64 |
| + 2 more games |
Rise Academy came tearing into Thursday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They pulled ahead with a 70-69 photo finish over the Harrisonburg HomeSchool Lightning. 70 seems to be a good number for the Guardians as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Rise Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trevonte Atkins out in front who posted 20 points along with five assists and five boards. Atkins has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Seaborn, who scored 20 points and seven rebounds.
Atkins wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Rise Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 23 assists in four consecutive games.
Rise Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Harrisonburg HomeSchool, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
Rise Academy will face off against TPLS Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rise Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 matchups -- so hopefully TPLS Christian Academy likes a good challenge. As for Harrisonburg HomeSchool, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rise Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th.
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