Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 25% better than the opposition, a fact the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans proved on Tuesday. They secured a 59-54 W over Ben Holt College Prep Academy. The win made it back-to-back wins for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy.
Darren Sterling was the offensive standout of the contest as he went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and 1 assists. Another player making a difference was Markel Maynard, who scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Ben Holt College Prep Academy still got an impressive performance from Tayden Collins, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. Collins scored a full 48.1% of Ben Holt College Prep Academy's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamal Wilkes, who scored 9 points along with 3 steals.
The victory got Aspire Langston Hughes Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Humphreys Able Charter at 5:00 p.m. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, they will face off against Wood at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 920th, while Ben Holt College Prep Academy is ranked 386th).
