The Life Center Academy Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Liguori Academy Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Life Center Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 71-70 victory over Phelps. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on three straight.
Rasheem Yon
| 12/10/24 vs Phelps | 11 |
| 12/19/23 vs Varsity Opponent | 8 |
| 12/27/23 vs Chen | 7 |
| 11/21/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 6 |
| 12/06/24 vs Episcopal School of Dallas | 6 |
Life Center Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rasheem Yon led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Yon a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Gardy Etienne, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Yon wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Life Center Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Liguori Academy posted their biggest victory since January 3rd on Wednesday. They breezed by Mesivta to the tune of 77-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Liguori Academy's win came from a few key players Life Center Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Amir Washington, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 22 points. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Rydee Miller, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points.
Life Center Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.2 points per game. As for Liguori Academy, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5.
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