South Charleston typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Expression Prep Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the South Charleston Black Eagles with a 58-54 win. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Black Eagles back in December of 2024, they had to take a 69-49 defeat.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Expression Prep Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lamin Gassama, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 15 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dual Tharijiath, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
Expression Prep Academy's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 12-17. As for South Charleston, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Expression Prep Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 77-68 win against Greater Beckley Christian on the 27th. As for South Charleston, they have also already played their next contest, a 62-37 victory against Washington on the 28th.
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