Academy Park hasn't had much luck against Chester recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Academy Park Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chester Clippers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Academy Park turned things around against Bayard Rustin on Saturday. They managed a 62-56 win over the Golden Knights.
Meanwhile, Chester entered their tilt with Interboro on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 60-47 victory over the Buccaneers. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 479th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chester has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for Academy Park, their win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-14.
Academy Park was dealt a bruising 90-58 defeat at the hands of Chester in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Academy Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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