Prospect Ridge Academy and SkyView Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Prospect Ridge Academy Miners will square off against the SkyView Academy Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Prospect Ridge Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight losses, while SkyView Academy will come in with four straight victories.
On Friday, Prospect Ridge Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-28 to The Academy. While the Miners didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 8-4 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask SkyView Academy). They secured a 43-37 W over Union Colony Prep on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly six points.
SkyView Academy's win came from a few key players Prospect Ridge Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lydia Slocum, who went 9 of 22 on her way to 21 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Those 21 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie McLaughlin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
SkyView Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Prospect Ridge Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for SkyView Academy, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Prospect Ridge Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over SkyView Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 47-36. Does Prospect Ridge Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will SkyView Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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