The Academy for Classical Education Gryphons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. They were beaten by Spencer 78-44. While losing is never fun, Academy for Classical Education can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while Spencer is ranked 142nd).
Despite the defeat, Academy for Classical Education had strong showings from Kanyin Oni, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Bryson Vincent, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Oni has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Scarbary, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Spencer was led to victory by Izaian Rosegreen and Gary Gaither. Rosegreen dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Gaither scored nine points along with 12 rebounds and eight assists. That's the first time this season that Gaither posted eight or more assists. Joe Dozier was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Academy for Classical Education has not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Spencer, their win was their 19th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Academy for Classical Education will take on Northeast at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Northeast focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday. Spencer won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Cairo at 4:30 p.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Cairo focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday.
