Innovation Academy is 3-0 against Pioneer Charter School of Science since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Innovation Academy The Red Tailed Hawk will be staying on the road to face off against the Pioneer Charter School of Science Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on January 29th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Innovation Academy posted their biggest victory since December 15, 2023 on Thursday. They blew past Cristo Rey 58-36.
Bryce Kankam and Derrick Twum were among the main playmakers for Innovation Academy as the former scored 15 points and the latter scored 18 points. Twum is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Ogbeide, who scored eight points.
Pioneer Charter School of Science posted their closest victory yet this season on January 11th. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Community Charter School of Cambridge and snuck past 37-34.
Innovation Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Pioneer Charter School of Science, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Everything went Innovation Academy's way against Pioneer Charter School of Science in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as Innovation Academy made off with a 67-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Innovation Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
