Basketball Recap: Sugar Creek Charter Victorious

Sugar Creek Charter won the last time they faced Valor Preparatory Academy and things went their way on Friday too. The Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats escaped with a win against the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls by the margin of a single free throw, 29-28. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one point.

Despite the loss, Valor Preparatory Academy still got an impressive performance from Jalia Borden, who posted 12 points.

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

01/17/25 @ Valor Preparatory Academy	29-28
01/14/25 vs Carolina International	21-20
01/07/25 @ Queen's Grant	10-74
01/03/25 @ Piedmont Community Charter	18-66
12/21/24 vs Hopewell	26-56

Sugar Creek Charter's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-10.

Sugar Creek Charter and Valor Preparatory Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Sugar Creek Charter (ranked 585th) will meet Jackson Day (ranked 206th) at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th. Similarly, Valor Preparatory Academy will take on Queen's Grant at 5:30 p.m. on January 28th down 452 places (619 vs. 167).