The Sparta Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Hooper Academy Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Sparta Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Monday.
Even though Sparta Academy has not done well against Monroe Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way. Sparta Academy came out on top against Monroe Academy by a score of 42-31. The victory was just what Sparta Academy needed coming off of a 83-31 loss in their prior game.
Logan Robinson was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with nine rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Robinson has scored at least 25% of Sparta Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Murfee Williams, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Hooper Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past Edgewood Academy 46-25. Hooper Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Sparta Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Hooper Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Sparta Academy strolled past Hooper Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2021 by a score of 58-44. Does Sparta Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hooper Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
