Basketball Recap: Lead Hill Drops Highest Score of Season Against Founders Classical Academy

Tigers

Team Score

01/24/25 @ Founders Classical Academy	93
01/16/25 @ Alpena	91
11/20/24 vs Kingston	87
10/29/24 vs Cotter	85
12/17/24 @ Omaha	84

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lead Hill). They really took it to Founders Classical Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 93-48 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Noah Royce, who went 9 of 15 from beyond the arc on his way to 41 points along with six steals and five assists. Those six steals gave him a new career-high. Kaden Baker was another key player, going 8 for 10 en route to 19 points and three blocks.

Royce wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Lead Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 33 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The victory (which was Lead Hill's fifth in a row) raised their record to 21-12. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 30.4% in those games and 25.9% outside of them. As for Founders Classical Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lead Hill will welcome Omaha at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Founders Classical Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Deer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.