You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Academy of the New Church's strategy against Germantown Friends on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Academy of the New Church Lions blew Germantown Friends out of the water with a 70-22 final score. The Lions pushed the score to 61-16 by the end of the third, a deficit Germantown Friends had no chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Academy of the New Church to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameron Smith, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Those three steals gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dior Carter, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Lions
| 12/10/24 vs Germantown Friends | 70-22 |
| 12/06/24 vs William Penn Charter | 71-66 |
| 02/20/24 vs Episcopal Academy | 65-39 |
| 02/15/24 vs Malvern Prep | 80-77 |
| 02/09/24 vs Friends' Central | 64-50 |
| + 10 more games |
Academy of the New Church pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Germantown Friends, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Academy of the New Church didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 92-65 loss against Blair Academy on the 11th. As for Germantown Friends, they will host Simon Gratz at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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