Boston University Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Boston University Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
Boston University Academy stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard last Wednesday. They blew past Covenant Christian Academy 56-34. 56 seems to be a good number for Boston University Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Marie Philip rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 64-56 win over the Cougars. The win was familiar territory for Marie Philip who now have five in a row.
It was another big night for Xavier DeLeon, who scored 33 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. DeLeon is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Novas, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Boston University Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 23.7 points. As for Marie Philip, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Boston University Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Marie Philip when the teams last played back in January, winning 61-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeLeon, who scored 31 points along with seven steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Boston University Academy still be able to contain DeLeon? There's only one way to find out.
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