Basketball Recap: Holy Spirit Prep Comes Up Short

Holy Spirit Prep was the 74-14 winner over Creekside Christian Academy when they last played one another back in February of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Holy Spirit Prep Cougars were outmatched by the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars and fell 62-9. While losing is never fun, Holy Spirit Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while Creekside Christian Academy is ranked 110th).

Kyra Ware was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten steals for Creekside Christian Academy. Ware is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Placide, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 11 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.

Holy Spirit Prep dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Creekside Christian Academy, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.

Holy Spirit Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-20 loss against Furtah Prep on the 16th. Creekside Christian Academy has also already played their next contest, a 64-34 win against Paideia on the 16th.