Guilford Home Educators is 0-4 against Shining Light Academy since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Guilford Home Educators Heat will look to defend their home court against the Shining Light Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. Guilford Home Educators will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while Shining Light Academy is ranked 186th).
Guilford Home Educators' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on January 8th after their third straight loss. They took a serious blow against South Wake, falling 81-48. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Guilford Home Educators has scored all season.
Meanwhile, even though Atkins scored an imposing 76 points on Saturday, Shining Light Academy still came out on top. Shining Light Academy managed a 81-76 win over Atkins. The win made it back-to-back wins for Shining Light Academy.
Alik Lewis was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points and 4 assists. Lewis is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Jayden Adams was another key contributor, dropping a triple-double on ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists.
Guilford Home Educators bumped their record down to 3-8 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Shining Light Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Guilford Home Educators might still be hurting after the 78-57 defeat they got from Shining Light Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Guilford Home Educators have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
