Basketball Recap: Prairie View Academy Takes a Loss

If Prairie View Academy was feeling good fresh off their 79-50 takedown of Porter's Chapel Academy on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Prairie View Academy Spartans had to suffer through a 64-35 loss at the hands of the River Oaks Mustangs. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Prairie View Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayden McKoin, who posted 11 points and six rebounds, and Abram Anthony, who earned five points in addition to 11 boards and seven blocks. The dominant performance gave Anthony a new career-high in blocks. Tollan Wallace was another key player, putting up five points and ten boards.

Even though they lost, Prairie View Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.

Prairie View Academy now has a losing record at 11-12. As for River Oaks, the win keeps them at an undefeated 20-0.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Prairie View Academy will venture away from home to challenge Louisiana Math Science & Arts at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Prairie View Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season. As for River Oaks, they are taking a road trip to face off against Hillcrest Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.