Basketball Game Preview: Valor Preparatory Academy Owls vs. Carolina International Comets

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 3:49am

Preview: Valor Preparatory Academy Owls vs. Carolina International Comets

Valor Preparatory Academy is 2-8 against Carolina International since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Valor Preparatory Academy Owls will head out on the road to take on the Carolina International Comets at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Friday, Valor Preparatory Academy ended up a good deal behind Sugar Creek and lost 67-51.

Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Carolina International's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Valor Preparatory Academy by a score of 66-64. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Carolina International came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while Valor Preparatory Academy is ranked 460th).

Valor Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Carolina International, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8.

Valor Preparatory Academy skirted past Carolina International 66-64 in their previous matchup on Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valor Preparatory Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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