The Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers. Mt. Zion Prep Academy lost to Shining Star Sports Academy on the road by a decisive 74-56 margin. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Mt. Zion Prep Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nyla McFadden. Despite the final result, she scored 23 points. Jniya Weaver was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Sira Thienou continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Shining Star Sports Academy, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Thienou has scored at least a third of Shining Star Sports Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrissoum Coulibaly, who scored 13 points.
Mt. Zion Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 19-14. As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Zion Prep Academy will face off against TPLS Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Mt. Zion Prep Academy is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in their respective states (they are ranked seventh in Maryland, while TPLS Christian Academy is ranked 198th in Virginia). As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Tournament Opponent on Friday.
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