You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls 's strategy against the Apprentice Academy Red Wolves on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Valor Preparatory Academy blew Apprentice Academy out of the water with a 82-30 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 53-18.
It was another big night for Bishop Witherspoon, who scored 26 points. Witherspoon is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Darrell Caldwell, who scored 16 points.
Apprentice Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Radear Watson, who scored 12 points. That was a full 40% of Apprentice Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Acoveno, who scored eight points along with two blocks.
Valor Preparatory Academy's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8. As for Apprentice Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Valor Preparatory Academy will square off against Queen's Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Apprentice Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Carolina International at 6:30 p.m. on January 25th. Carolina International will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
