Valor Preparatory Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 82-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Island Charter Raptors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (61), the Owls still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Valor Preparatory Academy lost, don't look at Bishop Withershpoon. Despite the final result, he went 10 for 20 en route to 29 points plus five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 39.2% of Valor Preparatory Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Omarion Dawkins, who earned 13 points plus seven assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, Valor Preparatory Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Mountain Island Charter found their leader in sophomore Christan Jones, who went 17 for 23 en route to 45 points plus five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nasir Jordan, who earned ten points plus six assists and two steals.
Valor Preparatory Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Mountain Island Charter, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valor Preparatory Academy will venture away from home to challenge Charlotte Lab School at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Valor Preparatory Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. Mountain Island Charter has already played their next matchup (against Valor Preparatory Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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