The Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors. Shining Star Sports Academy took down Mt. Zion Prep Academy 74-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Sira Thienou, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Shining Star Sports Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrissoum Coulibaly, who scored 13 points.
When it comes to explaining why Mt. Zion Prep Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nyla McFadden. Despite the final result, she scored 23 points. Jniya Weaver was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Shining Star Sports Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Mt. Zion Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shining Star Sports Academy will challenge Tournament Opponent on Friday. As for Mt. Zion Prep Academy, they will head out on the road to take on TPLS Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Zion Prep Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 336 points over their last five matches.
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