On Thursday, everything went KIPP Legacy's way against East as KIPP Legacy made off with a 66-40 victory. Given KIPP Legacy's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while East is ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, East saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jonathan Bruce almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Bruce's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Martez Troy was another key player, putting up 12 points.
| 01/16/25 vs East | 66-40 |
| 12/06/24 vs Northeast | 77-15 |
| 11/21/24 vs Center | 49-37 |
| 01/30/24 vs Christ Prep Academy | 66-30 |
| 01/29/24 vs Mid-Buchanan | 82-55 |
| 01/26/24 vs Plattsburg | 57-52 |
KIPP Legacy pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for East, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
KIPP Legacy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-48 victory against Metro Academy on the 17th. East has also already played their next contest, a 52-38 defeat against Bishop Miege on the 17th.
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