On Sunday, the Eagle Academy III Eagles beat the Summit Academy Eagles 75-68. The victory was all the more spectacular given Eagle Academy III's disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while Summit Academy is ranked 164th).
Despite the defeat, Summit Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Justin Rodriguez posted 35 points and four steals. The contest was Rodriguez's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ian Jones, who earned six points in addition to 13 rebounds and six blocks.
Eagles
| 01/19/25 vs Summit Academy | 75-68 |
| 01/18/25 vs Bowne | 47-0 |
The win made it two in a row for Eagle Academy III and bumps their season record up to 8-4. As for Summit Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-5.
Eagle Academy III will face off against Architecture, Engineering and Construction at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. Summit Academy has already played their next match (against McKinney School of Art), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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