The Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Winston-Salem Christian National Lions. Shining Star Sports Academy skirted past Winston-Salem Christian National 64-62. Winning may never get old, but Shining Star Sports Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Leading Shining Star Sports Academy to victory were Sira Thienou and Harrissoum Coulibaly. Thienou scored 15 points, while Coulibaly scored 17 points. Thienou hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Olivia Hilliard, who scored 11 points.
Shining Star Sports Academy's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for Winston-Salem Christian National, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 30-7.
Shining Star Sports Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-50 loss vs. Central Pointe Christian Academy National on the 3rd. Winston-Salem Christian National does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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