The Crooms Academy Panthers were the 44-38 winner over the Elite Prep Academy Eagles when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Crooms Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 39-38 to Elite Prep Academy.
D'Angelo Henry was the offensive standout of the matchup as he scored 13 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Deontae Givens-West, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Crooms Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Elite Prep Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Crooms Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Warner Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 25th. Hopefully Warner Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 last Monday. Elite Prep Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Varsity Opponent at 4:30 p.m. on January 30th.
