After both having extra time off, the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners and the Windsor Charter Academy Firebirds will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Prospect Ridge Academy sitting on four straight victories and Windsor Charter Academy on eight.
If Prospect Ridge Academy beats Windsor Charter Academy with 83 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Prospect Ridge Academy claimed a resounding 83-38 win over Grand Valley. The Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prospect Ridge Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Brandt, who made all 7 shots he took for 14 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Bote, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Windsor Charter Academy in a 69-55 victory over Bishop Machebeuf two weeks ago.
Windsor Charter Academy's win came from a few key players Prospect Ridge Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Schams, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Frankie Jones, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five steals.
Windsor Charter Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Prospect Ridge Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Windsor Charter Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Schams, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 27 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Prospect Ridge Academy still be able to contain Schams? There's only one way to find out.
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