The Academy - San Francisco has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Mission Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Academy - San Francisco will be strutting in after a victory while Mission will be coming in after a defeat.
The Academy - San Francisco can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Sterne 52-12 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win The Academy - San Francisco has posted yet this season.
The Academy - San Francisco can attribute much of their success to Eva Zhu, who scored nine points along with four steals, and Jessica Sanders, who scored eight points along with five steals. Sally Zeng was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Mission's recent rough patch got a bit rougher back in December of 2023 after their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of The Academy - San Francisco by a score of 2-0. Mission has not had much luck with The Academy - San Francisco recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The Academy - San Francisco pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Despite that those victories, the team's offense hasn't been rolling: across that stretch, they only averaged 25.0 points per game. As for Mission, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
The Academy - San Francisco skirted past Mission 2-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Academy - San Francisco since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
