The Hope Academy Trojan Tigers will be playing at home against the Southland Christian FLAMES at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hope Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 553 points over their last eight matches.
Hope Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 26 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 76-40 win over Nazaret Christian Academy at home. With Hope Academy ahead 56-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Hope Academy found their leader in underclassman Dwayne Foreman III, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 9 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Foreman III has scored at least 25% of Hope Academy's points. Ja'vion Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Southland Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 54-49 to Pathways.
Derek Lopez put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 23 points along with 4 steals. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Pellot, who scored 8 points.
Hope Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Southland Christian, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 7-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hope Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 67.8 points per game. It's a different story for Southland Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 59.7 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Hope Academy lost to Southland Christian at home by a decisive 74-56 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Hope Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
