Longwood Prep Academy have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 65-47 bruising from East New York Family Academy on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Longwood Prep Academy in their matchups with East New York Family Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Arianna Mercado was her usual excellent self, scoring 31 points along with seven rebounds and six steals for East New York Family Academy. That makes it six consecutive games in which Mercado has scored at least a third of East New York Family Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Amariah Clyne, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Longwood Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for East New York Family Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Longwood Prep Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Hamer at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hamer is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Longwood Prep Academy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. East New York Family Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
