The Iron Academy Swordsmen will head out to take on the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Iron Academy will be strutting in after a win while American Leadership Academy-Johnston will be coming in after a loss.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston will be up against a hot Iron Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Iron Academy walked away with a 60-48 victory over Durham Charter on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy-Johnston unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Wake Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (63), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Iron Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Iron Academy came up short against American Leadership Academy-Johnston in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 55-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of American Leadership Academy-Johnston's Ben Allen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Iron Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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