The Shining Rock Classical Academy Falcons will face off against the Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Shining Rock Classical Academy has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Invest Collegiate Imagine will arrive with eight straight victories.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Shining Rock Classical Academy challenged Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy on Friday. Shining Rock Classical Academy fell 38-30 to Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy.
Despite the loss, Shining Rock Classical Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Hudson Moody posted 13 points. That was a full 43.3% of Shining Rock Classical Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Oliver Kalra was another key player, putting up six points.
Meanwhile, Invest Collegiate Imagine blew past The Franklin School of Innovation, posting a 66-24 win. Fans of the Kingfishers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Invest Collegiate Imagine's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Shining Rock Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Shining Rock Classical Academy was dealt a bruising 69-41 loss at the hands of Invest Collegiate Imagine when the teams last played back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Invest Collegiate Imagine's Asa Gura, who went 11 of 25 on his way to 24 points along with eight steals and five boards. Now that Shining Rock Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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