The Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights will take on the Escambia Academy Cougars in a holiday battle at at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Edgewood Academy 69-65. The Knights have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
| 12/19/24 @ Edgewood Academy | 41 |
| 12/12/24 @ Lakeside School | 19 |
| 12/10/24 vs Hooper Academy | 24 |
| 12/07/24 vs Ezekiel Academy | 30 |
Despite the defeat, Macon-East Montgomery Academy got top-tier performance from Jamiyah Powell, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and 21 boards. The game was Powell's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Miya Tatum, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Macon-East Montgomery Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Escambia Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sparta Academy.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Escambia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Escambia Academy in their previous matchup on December 3rd, winning 53-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Macon-East Montgomery Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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