Queen City Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by the Oak Hill Academy Warriors 116-44. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 270th in North Carolina, while the Warriors are ranked 26th in Virginia).
Despite the loss, Queen City Prep still got an impressive performance from RJ Palmer Jr., who posted 27 points and five assists. That was a full 61.4% of Queen City Prep's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Jordan Reeves was another key player, putting up eight points and seven rebounds.
Queen City Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Oak Hill Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 19-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Queen City Prep will challenge Salisbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Salisbury knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully Queen City Prep likes a good challenge. As for Oak Hill Academy, they will square off against Long Island Lutheran at 8:00 p.m. on February 14th. Long Island Lutheran will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Oak Hill Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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