Valor Preparatory Academy was the 59-58 winner over Jackson Day when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Valor Preparatory Academy Owls took a 73-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jackson Day Mariners. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Owls still had to take the loss.
Jackson Day's win on Wednesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from DJ Clesca, who went 7-for-12 en route to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Those three steals gave Clesca a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makai McKnight, who went 6-for-13 to rack up 20 points.
Valor Preparatory Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. As for Jackson Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-17 record this season.
Coming up, Valor Preparatory Academy will square off against Carolina International at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valor Preparatory Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Carolina International likes a good challenge. As for Jackson Day, they will challenge Valor Preparatory Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
