After flying high against the LEAD Academy Lions last Tuesday, the King's Academy Knights came back down to earth. King's Academy was outmatched by Elysian Fields on the road and fell 67-38. King's Academy found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post ten fewer assists than your opponent.
King's Academy lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Everett Hollis, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Evan Hellwig was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals.
King's Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Elysian Fields got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Travis Stephens out in front who scored 14 points along with three steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Jax Parker, who scored 21 points.
King's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Elysian Fields, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
King's Academy will head out on the road to square off against Grace Community at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Community presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than King's Academy in Texas (Grace Community is ranked 717th, while King's Academy is ranked 1474th). As for Elysian Fields, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Waskom at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Elysian Fields focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday.
