Even though the Living Water Christian Warriors scored an imposing 62 points on Friday, the Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals still came out on top. Wayne Preparatory Academy walked away with a 71-62 win over Living Water Christian. That's another feather in the cap for Wayne Preparatory Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Isaiah Thomas was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Wayne Preparatory Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Proctor, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Despite the loss, Living Water Christian still got an impressive performance from Bo Koebbe, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The match was Koebbe's eighth in a row with at least ten points. A'hijah Hutchins was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
The victory got Wayne Preparatory Academy back to even at 6-6. As for Living Water Christian, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
Wayne Preparatory Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Wayne Country Day at 7:00 p.m. Wayne Country Day presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Wayne Preparatory Academy in North Carolina (Wayne Country Day is ranked 150th, while Wayne Preparatory Academy is ranked 345th). Living Water Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against NC GBB Academy National at 11:00 a.m. on December 9th. NC GBB Academy National is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
