Queen City Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost to the Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers on the road by a 66-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 285th in North Carolina, while the Panthers are ranked 137th in Virginia).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shining Star Sports Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Babacar Ly, who posted 11 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. Ly is becoming a predictor of Shining Star Sports Academy's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 6-3 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Quaye, who went 5-for-9 en route to 15 points.
Queen City Prep's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Looking ahead, Queen City Prep won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Oak Ridge Military Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Lab University Prep National at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Shining Star Sports Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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