After five games on the road, R.W. Goines Stem Academy is heading back home. They will take on Universal Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, R.W. Goines Stem Academy came up short against the Cougar and fell 64-52. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as R.W. Goines Stem Academy came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Cougar are ranked 287th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-36, which was the final score in Universal Academy's tilt against the Bears on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Universal Academy has scored all season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Cyrus Shaw and Dailon Minor. Minor had a solid game and scored five points. Meanwhile, Shaw did his best for the losing side, scoring 14 points.
R.W. Goines Stem Academy has not been sharp recently as the team's lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-10 record this season. As for Universal Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-8.
R.W. Goines Stem Academy beat the 50-42 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shaw, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will R.W. Goines Stem Academy still be able to contain Shaw? There's only one way to find out.
