The Shining Light Baptist Academy Sharks will face off against the Mountain View Christian Academy Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shining Light Baptist Academy will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Tabernacle Christian, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Sharks blew past the Rams 36-10 on Tuesday. The Sharks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
Shining Light Baptist Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rachel Nava-Gonzalez out in front who went 6-for-10 to rack up 13 points and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nava-Gonzalez has scored at least a third of the Sharks' points. Another player making a difference was Chelsea Murray, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
Shining Light Baptist Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain View Christian Academy). They were the clear victors by a 62-39 margin over Palmetto Christian Academy on Tuesday. The score was close at halftime, but the Mustangs pulled away in the second half with 37 points.
Shining Light Baptist Academy better keep an eye on Jenna Jordan. She was instrumental in Mountain View Christian Academy's win, shooting 45% from the field en route to 19 points. The last time Jordan's shooting accuracy was this high was back in November of 2024. Kimber Young was another key player, putting up nine points.
Shining Light Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points on average over those games. As for Mountain View Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Everything went Shining Light Baptist Academy's way against Mountain View Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Shining Light Baptist Academy made off with a 59-37 victory. Do the Sharks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
