Morehead has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the College Prep & Leadership Academy Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Morehead struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (Piedmont Classical had 13 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Morehead fell just short of Piedmont Classical by a score of 48-45.
Despite the defeat, Morehead saw an underclassman step up: Destiny Minter scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That was a full 46.7% of Morehead's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ananhi Morales was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, College Prep & Leadership Academy came up short against Leadership Academy on Tuesday and fell 44-32. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for College Prep & Leadership Academy in their matchups with Leadership Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Morehead's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for College Prep & Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Morehead strolled past College Prep & Leadership Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 48-33. Will Morehead repeat their success, or does College Prep & Leadership Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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