Shining Light Academy had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 57-47 victory over the South Guilford HomeSchool Cougars. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row dating back to last season.
Ethan Kinney was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Alex Lash, who earned 11 points plus three steals.
Shining Light Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nate Martin, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and five steals. Martin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Garrett Hughes was another key player, scoring 11 points along with five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for South Guilford HomeSchool and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Shining Light Academy has already played their next contest, a 75-46 win against Tabernacle Christian on the 8th. As for South Guilford HomeSchool, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-37 victory against DASH on the 12th.
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