Winston-Salem Prep won the last time they faced Piedmont Classical and things went their way on Friday too. The Winston-Salem Prep Phoenix snuck past the Piedmont Classical Bobcats with a 40-35 victory. Given the Phoenix's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Bobcats are ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Winston-Salem Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hahsasah Simmons led the charge by putting up 11 points. Jace Covington was another key player, scoring ten points.
Despite the loss, Piedmont Classical still got an impressive performance from Jalen Ferrell, who posted ten points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Ferrell has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Carter, who earned nine points.
Phoenix
| 01/31/25 @ Piedmont Classical | 40-35 |
| 01/28/25 @ Bethany Community | 84-33 |
The win made it two in a row for Winston-Salem Prep and bumps their season record up to 15-3. As for Piedmont Classical, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9.
When Winston-Salem Prep and Piedmont Classical next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Winston-Salem Prep will challenge College Prep & Leadership Academy and their six-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Winston-Salem Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.6 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Piedmont Classical will try to stop Bishop McGuinness' eight-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on Monday.
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