Basketball Recap: UR Academy Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Gabriel Thompson and Jordan Miller

UR Academy was the 56-51 winner over Kingdom Leadership Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The UR Academy Lions fell just short of the Kingdom Leadership Academy Chargers by a score of 54-52 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 527th in North Carolina, while the Chargers are ranked 230th in South Carolina).

Despite the loss, UR Academy had strong showings from Jordan Miller, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards, and Gabriel Thompson, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 18 points and five steals. Thompson's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Solomon, who posted three points and seven assists.

Jacob Hellmann was his usual excellent self, putting up 24 points for Kingdom Leadership Academy. With that strong performance, Hellmann is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Francis Greene was another key player, posting 14 points.

UR Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Kingdom Leadership Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.

UR Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-61 victory against Riverwalk Academy on the 4th. As for Kingdom Leadership Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 81-55 defeat against Lake Pointe Academy on the 4th.