Shining Light Academy extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 2-8. They were beaten by the Forsyth Home Educators Hawks 47-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 560th, while the Hawks are ranked 191st).
As for Forsyth Home Educators, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points on average over those games.
Forsyth Home Educators' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lily Arnold, who posted 14 points and seven steals. Arnold has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of BayLeigh Johnson, who scored 15 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
Coming up, Shining Light Academy will face off against Chatham HomeSchool at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Thunder's defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so the Knights' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Forsyth Home Educators, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-50 win against Oak Ridge Military Academy on the 13th.
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