The Lehigh Valley Academy Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Jenkintown Drakes at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
After a string of three wins, Lehigh Valley Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. Their tough 68-44 loss to Renaissance Academy might stick with them for a while.
Lehigh Valley Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ziyon Wilkins, who scored 13 points, and Joell McNeil who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Jenkintown pushed their score all the way to 61 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The matchup between them and Delaware County Christian wasn't particularly close, with Jenkintown falling 78-61. While losing is never fun, Jenkintown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while the Knights are ranked 166th).
Jenkintown's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Desmond Trail, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Tommy Walsh who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Trail has scored all season.
Lehigh Valley Academy's record now sits at 7-11. As for Jenkintown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
