Milwaukee Academy of Science will take on the Yorkville Christian Mustangs at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday. Milwaukee Academy of Science knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 14 contests -- so hopefully Yorkville Christian likes a good challenge.
Even though Madison La Follette scored an imposing 70 points on Tuesday, Milwaukee Academy of Science still came out on top. Milwaukee Academy of Science took down Madison La Follette 86-70. Given Milwaukee Academy of Science's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Madison La Follette is ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Yorkville Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their tough 86-65 defeat to Niles North might stick with them for a while. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
The losing side was boosted by Jayden Riley, who scored 31 points along with five assists and two steals. That was a full 47.7% of Yorkville Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Noah Aguado, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 19 rebounds.
Milwaukee Academy of Science is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Yorkville Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-15.
