Recap: Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans vs. Universal Academy Falcons
Make it five blowout wins for the Winthrop College Prep Academy Spartans this season. They blew past Universal Academy 65-12 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Winthrop College Prep Academy has posted yet this season.
Winthrop College Prep Academy was led to victory by JoLesa Birkhead and Zamyria King. Birkhead scored 25 points along with seven steals, while King scored 26 points along with seven steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Birkhead has scored at least a third of Winthrop College Prep Academy's points. Cindy Muhanji was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six steals and five rebounds.
The victory makes it two in a row for Winthrop College Prep Academy and bumps their season record up to 7-8. As for Universal Academy, they bumped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Winthrop College Prep Academy will be playing at home against North Tampa Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Tampa Christian Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Winthrop College Prep Academy in Florida (North Tampa Christian Academy is ranked 53rd, while Winthrop College Prep Academy is ranked 385th). Universal Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sarasota Christian at 4:30 p.m. on January 16th.
