After flying high against Mount Olive Christian last Monday, Prairie View Academy came back down to earth. The Spartans took a 61-46 bruising from the Word of God Academy Force on Monday. The Spartans have struggled against the Force recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Word of God Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zyere Cartwright, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 25 points. Cartwright has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taj Bell, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards.
Prairie View Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Word of God Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Prairie View Academy will challenge St. Aloysius at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Word of God Academy, they will square off against Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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