The Academy is 2-8 against Jefferson Academy since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the The Academy Wildcats duke it out with the Jefferson Academy Jaguars at 2:30 p.m. The Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
The Academy is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against Forge Christian, falling 82-50. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Fury are ranked 34th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Oscar Ramirez, who posted eight points and three steals. CJ Hernandez was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Thunder 74-59.
The Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Jefferson Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
The Academy couldn't quite finish off Jefferson Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 49-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jefferson Academy's Jimeto Orji, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 boards. Now that The Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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