The Leadership Academy Falcons will square off against the Bethany Community Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Leadership Academy is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They came up short against Bishop McGuinness on Tuesday, falling 67-47. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Villains are ranked 83rd).
Despite the loss, Leadership Academy got top-tier performance from Caden Ryker, who went 8 for 18 en route to 23 points. That was a full 48.9% of Leadership Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Burleyson, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Bethany Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat. They were outmatched by Carver and fell 85-51.
Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Bethany Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21.
Everything came up roses for Leadership Academy against Bethany Community in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 96-48 win. Does Leadership Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethany Community turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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