Life Center Academy was the 76-51 winner over Shining Star Sports Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Life Center Academy Warriors were dealt a 100-28 defeat at the hands of the Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 234th in New Jersey, while the Panthers are ranked second in Virginia).
Shining Star Sports Academy was led to victory by Syvannah Dawson and Harissoum Coulibaly. Dawson went 9 for 13 on her way to 22 points in addition to seven assists and four steals, while Coulibaly went 9 of 11 to rack up 19 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Dawson now owns an excellent 45.7% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Filomena Luis, who went 6 for 11 en route to 12 points and eight steals.
Life Center Academy is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10. As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Looking ahead, Life Center Academy will square off against Riverdale Baptist at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they and Cresset Christian Academy will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday without much rest having both just played.
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