Basketball Game Preview: Kingdom Prep Academy Warriors vs. All Saints Episcopal School Patriots

Kingdom Prep Academy and All Saints Episcopal School are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Kingdom Prep Academy Warriors will challenge the All Saints Episcopal School Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingdom Prep Academy is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

On January 11th, Kingdom Prep Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-47 to Holy Cross Catholic Academy.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for All Saints Episcopal School, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-21 win over Holy Cross. The Patriots pushed the score to 40-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had little chance of recovering from.

All Saints Episcopal School's win came from a few key players Kingdom Prep Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lauren Brashear, who went 9 for 13 on her way to 19 points and six rebounds. Hannah Owen was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.

All Saints Episcopal School was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 5.5.

All Saints Episcopal School pushed their record up to 7-15 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.7 points. As for Kingdom Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.

Kingdom Prep Academy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 51-44 loss to All Saints Episcopal School. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brashear, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Kingdom Prep Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.