The Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Example Academy National Eagles. Mt. Zion Prep Academy fell to Example Academy National 69-65. Mt. Zion Prep Academy's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Mt. Zion Prep Academy still got an impressive performance from Jniya Weaver, who scored 24 points. Nyla McFadden was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Example Academy National, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Shabach Christian Academy on February 21st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Maryland (Shabach Christian Academy is ranked eighth, while Mt. Zion Prep Academy is ranked sixth). As for Example Academy National, they will be playing at home against SPIRE Institute at 2:00 p.m. on February 25th. SPIRE Institute will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 32nd in Ohio, while Example Academy National is ranked third in Illinois).
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