Shining Light Academy had won six straight games dating back to last season and Alex Lash did his part to make it seven on Thursday. The Shining Light Academy Knights took their game with ease, bagging a 75-33 victory over the Oak Level Baptist Academy Conquerors thanks in part to Lash, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Lash is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
Josh Ekoja was another key player, posting five points along with six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three).
Shining Light Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Shining Light Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.4 points per game. As for Oak Level Baptist Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Shining Light Academy and Wake Christian Academy will face off at 6:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Wake Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Shining Light Academy likes a good challenge. As for Oak Level Baptist Academy, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Community Baptist at 7:00 p.m. Oak Level Baptist Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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