If Voyager Academy was riding high fresh off their 77-39 takedown of East Wake Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Voyager Academy Vikings fell 87-74 to the Durham Academy Cavaliers on Wednesday. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Voyager Academy still got an impressive performance from McKinley Hemsley, who earned 19 points in addition to five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hemsley a new career-high in threes (three). Alex Wilder was another key player, scoring 12 points.
JJ Wilcox was a one-man wrecking crew for Durham Academy as he went 9 for 17 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was PJ Jeffries, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Voyager Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Voyager Academy will head out to take on Orange at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Voyager Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Durham Academy, they will host Wesleyan Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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