The University Prep Academy Golden Eagles will challenge the Summit Shasta Black Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, University Prep Academy lost to Design Tech on the road by a 46-30 margin. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Summit Shasta came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Lions with points to spare, taking the game 59-40. The Black Bears pushed the score to 50-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Summit Shasta pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.5 points per game. As for University Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
University Prep Academy was taken down by Summit Shasta 57-11 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Summit Shasta's Niesha Ramirez, who went 11 of 16 on her way to 24 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Now that University Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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