Knowledge Academies will head out on the road to face off against the Merrol Hyde Magnet Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Knowledge Academies will be strutting in after a victory while Merrol Hyde Magnet will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Knowledge Academies turned things around against East Robertson on Friday. They snuck past the Indians with a 63-58 win.
Sylvainus Cole Iv continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 of 21 en route to 34 points. Another player making a difference was Travis Campbell, who posted six points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Merrol Hyde Magnet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 67-53 fall against Jo Byrns. The Hawks were down 67-45 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Knowledge Academies will have to contain Sam Mullins as he made an impact in Merrol Hyde Magnet's last game. He went 12 for 28 on his way to 28 points along with six steals and five boards. With that strong performance, Mullins is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Potter, who put up seven points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Merrol Hyde Magnet was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Merrol Hyde Magnet's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Knowledge Academies, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9.
Knowledge Academies and Merrol Hyde Magnet were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Knowledge Academies came up empty-handed after a 52-51 defeat. Can Knowledge Academies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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