Southern Prep Academy is 1-9 against Springwood since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers will head out on the road to challenge the Springwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southern Prep Academy has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Springwood will arrive with seven straight wins.
Southern Prep Academy suffered their biggest defeat since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Macon-East Montgomery Academy on the road and fell 53-19. Southern Prep Academy has not had much luck with Macon-East Montgomery Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even though Springwood has not done well against Glenwood recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Springwood snuck past Glenwood with a 60-54 victory.
It was another big night for Daniel Westbrook, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Southern Prep Academy's defeat was their 11th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Springwood, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
Southern Prep Academy took a serious blow against Springwood in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 79-24. Can Southern Prep Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.