Basketball Game Preview: Cathedral Phantoms vs. The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Griffins

The Cathedral Phantoms will take on The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Cathedral turned things around against Crenshaw on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Phantoms' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy humbled Desert Christian with a 71-30 victory. The Griffins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.

The Palmdale Aerospace Academy's win came from a few key players Cathedral will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sir-Gavin Epps, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Thomas Carrillo was another key player, putting up nine points and seven steals.

The Palmdale Aerospace Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

Cathedral's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.