New Horizons Prep Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Shining Star Sports Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Horizons Prep Academy Wildcats will take on the Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
New Horizons Prep Academy played against Mt. Zion and won via forfeit.
Shining Star Sports Academy put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 81-28 win over Oak City Prep at home. Given Shining Star Sports Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked second in Virginia, while Oak City Prep is ranked 43rd in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sira Thienou was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 37 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Shining Star Sports Academy's points. Harrissoum Coulibaly was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five assists and three steals.
New Horizons Prep Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Shining Star Sports Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
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