The EPIC Academy The Legends will take on the Bowen Boilermakers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few points on average, (EPIC Academy: 21.2, Bowen: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, EPIC Academy made off with a 19-18 win over Richards. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the The Legends.
EPIC Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mariah Clark led the charge by posting 11 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Clark has scored at least a third of EPIC Academy's points.
Meanwhile, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 24-20 victory over DuSable.
Bowen got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kimora Myles out in front who went 5 for 11 en route to 18 points plus four steals. Myles is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alexis Gore, who had six points in addition to 11 rebounds and five blocks.
Bowen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The victory got EPIC Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Bowen, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
EPIC Academy was taken down by Bowen 37-7 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Thankfully for EPIC Academy, Cierra McIntyre (who went 5 for 10 en route to 17 points plus eight steals and six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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