Recap: Valor Preparatory Academy Owls vs. Apprentice Academy Red Wolves
There's no place like home for the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls , who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Apprentice Academy 78-20 at home. That 78-20 margin sets a new team best for Valor Preparatory Academy this season.
Bishop Witherspoon was his usual excellent self, scoring 30 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Valor Preparatory Academy's points. Another player making a difference was DaCaree McCain, who scored 11 points.
When it comes to explaining why Apprentice Academy lost on Thursday, one person who can't be blamed is Radear Watson. Despite the final result, he scored 14 points. The match was Watson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Eddington, who scored six points.
Valor Preparatory Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Apprentice Academy, they bumped their record down to 0-4-1 with that loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Valor Preparatory Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lake Norman Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 12th. One thing working in Lake Norman Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. Apprentice Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Queen's Grant at 5:30 p.m. on January 12th. Hopefully Queen's Grant focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 last Friday.