The Wake Prep Academy Guardians will square off against the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Wake Prep Academy: 22.5, NCSSM: Durham: 27.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Wake Prep Academy will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating St. Thomas More Academy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Wake Prep Academy blew past St. Thomas More Academy 58-23 on Monday. The Guardians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 35 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wake Prep Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Journey Johnson, who went 6 for 13 en route to 12 points plus four steals. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Karly Beckstrand, who earned two points in addition to nine steals and five rebounds.
Wake Prep Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, NCSSM: Durham suffered their biggest loss since January 10th last Thursday. They came up short against Vance County, falling 39-19. The match marked the Unicorns' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Wake Prep Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for NCSSM: Durham, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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