The CHESS Academy Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the First Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. First Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on CHESS Academy, who comes in off a win.
CHESS Academy put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. They breezed by St. Teresa's Catholic on the road to the tune of 72-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory CHESS Academy has posted since November 17, 2023.
Meanwhile, First Academy was the victim of a tough 63-42 defeat at the hands of Community Christian Academy on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant players against one another in Logan James and Kylin McDonald. McDonald had a great game and scored 35 points. Meanwhile, James did his best for the losing side, scoring nine points along with 15 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, First Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
CHESS Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for First Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
