The Divine Savior Academy Sharks will take on the Academy for Innovative Education Aviators at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Divine Savior Academy nor Academy for Innovative Education posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Divine Savior Academy will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Reagan on Tuesday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 42-point defeat they were dealt back in November. Divine Savior Academy fell just short of Reagan by a score of 25-22.
Divine Savior Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aida Johnston, who posted six points plus eight rebounds and four steals, and Evie Hoppe, who had four points plus two steals. What's more, Hoppe also posted a 33% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023.
Even though they lost, Divine Savior Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Academy for Innovative Education just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Colonial Christian 44-12. The Aviators were down 28-8 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Academy for Innovative Education's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Divine Savior Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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