Basketball Game Preview: City College Academy of the Arts vs. Esperanza Preparatory Academy Eagles

City College Academy of the Arts is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Esperanza Preparatory Academy a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. City College Academy of the Arts will welcome the Esperanza Preparatory Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

City College Academy of the Arts is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Columbia by a score of 55-53 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Esperanza Preparatory Academy took a blow against Community Health Academy on Wednesday, falling 93-35. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 740th, while Community Health Academy are ranked 333rd).

Esperanza Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for City College Academy of the Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

City College Academy of the Arts strolled past Esperanza Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 65-50. Will City College Academy of the Arts repeat their success, or does Esperanza Preparatory Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.