Winston-Salem Prep has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 78-61 fall against the Mount Tabor Spartans on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Spartans are ranked 19th).
Jace Covington
| 02/08/25 vs Mount Tabor | 43% |
| 12/20/24 vs Glenn | 40% |
| 12/21/24 vs Parkland | 29% |
| 02/04/25 @ College Prep & Leadership Academy | 25% |
| 02/07/25 vs Bishop McGuinness | 20% |
Winston-Salem Prep lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jace Covington, who posted 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Covington a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (43%). Hahsasah Simmons was another key player, going 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points.
Winston-Salem Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Mount Tabor, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winston-Salem Prep will head out to challenge Cornerstone Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winston-Salem Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season. As for Mount Tabor, they will take on Parkland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Mount Tabor will come in with seven straight wins.
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