The Greater Destiny Prep Academy Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Word of God Christian Academy National Holy Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Greater Destiny Prep Academy is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Shining Star Sports Academy two weeks ago. Greater Destiny Prep Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Shining Star Sports Academy. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 439th in North Carolina, while the Panthers are ranked 152nd in Virginia).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Word of God Christian Academy National over Oak City Prep in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Word of God Christian Academy National blew Oak City Prep out of the water with a 94-45 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Holy Rams had established a 40 point advantage.
Word of God Christian Academy National's win came from a few key players Greater Destiny Prep Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Marcus Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards. Cohen Hyatt was another key player, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and six assists.
Greater Destiny Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Word of God Christian Academy National, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-10.
Greater Destiny Prep Academy suffered a grim 76-56 defeat to Word of God Christian Academy National in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Greater Destiny Prep Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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