The Valor Preparatory Academy Owls and the North Stanly Comets will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Valor Preparatory Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully North Stanly likes a good challenge.
Valor Preparatory Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Saturday. They came out on top against Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy by a score of 71-63.
Bishop Witherspoon was his usual excellent self, going 19 of 32 en route to 39 points and eight steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Valor Preparatory Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Omarion Dawkins, who dropped a triple-double on ten points, 11 assists, and ten steals.
Valor Preparatory Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy only posted eight assists.
Meanwhile, North Stanly's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They took a 65-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of College Prep & Leadership Academy. The matchup marked the Comets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Stanly fell to 8-1. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Valor Preparatory Academy lost to North Stanly on the road by a decisive 80-64 margin in their previous meeting back in November. Can Valor Preparatory Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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