The Spartanburg Day Griffins lost against the High Point Academy Grizzlies back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. 2024 welcomed Spartanburg Day with a 56-32 loss courtesy of High Point Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Spartanburg Day in their matchups with High Point Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
High Point Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chantel Lyles led the charge by scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cherri Yates, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Spartanburg Day bumped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.7 points per game. As for High Point Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spartanburg Day will take on Prince Avenue Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for High Point Academy, High Point Academy and St. Joseph's Catholic will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully St. Joseph's Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Thursday.
