Guilford Home Educators is 0-3 against Shining Light Academy since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Guilford Home Educators Heat will take on the Shining Light Academy Knights in a holiday battle at 1:30 p.m. at. Guilford Home Educators knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Shining Light Academy likes a good challenge.
Guilford Home Educators pushed their score all the way to 67 last Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 88-67 defeat to Chatham HomeSchool might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Guilford Home Educators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while Chatham HomeSchool is ranked 196th).
Meanwhile, Shining Light Academy waltzed into their game Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 87-47 victory over Carolina Baptist Academy on the road. The result was nothing new for Shining Light Academy, who have now won three matches by 39 points or more so far this season.
Alik Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 28 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. The game was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. Jayden Adams was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Guilford Home Educators' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Shining Light Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Guilford Home Educators was taken down by Shining Light Academy 100-68 in their previous matchup back in February. Thankfully for Guilford Home Educators, Jordan Pyke (who dropped a double-double on 40 points and 14 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
