Salt and Light Homeschool has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Austin Royals HomeSchool Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Salt and Light Homeschool came up short against Houston Christian and fell 53-45. Salt and Light Homeschool has struggled against Houston Christian recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Salt and Light Homeschool's loss came about despite a quality game from Mikaela Curtis, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 53.3% of Salt and Light Homeschool's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ava Nelson, who scored eight points.
Austin Royals HomeSchool suffered their biggest defeat since January 4th on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 50-28 walloping at the hands of Grace Academy. While losing is never fun, Austin Royals HomeSchool can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1198th, while Grace Academy is ranked 568th).
Salt and Light Homeschool now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Austin Royals HomeSchool, they dropped their record down to 7-16 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
