If Prairie View Academy was feeling good fresh off their 66-11 takedown of Franklin Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Prairie View Academy Spartans came up short against the River Oaks Mustangs on Thursday, falling 69-45. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Mustangs are ranked 45th).
Despite the loss, Prairie View Academy still got an impressive performance from Tollan Wallace, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Abram Anthony, who posted five points in addition to 12 rebounds and four steals.
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Even though they lost, Prairie View Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Prairie View Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for River Oaks, the win keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
Prairie View Academy will square off against Franklin Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie View Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for River Oaks, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Porter's Chapel Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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