Basketball Game Preview: Uplift Elevate Prep Blue Jays vs. Christian Life Preparatory Knights

The Uplift Elevate Prep Blue Jays and the Christian Life Preparatory Knights will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Uplift Elevate Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.

Uplift Elevate Prep is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bethesda Christian just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 53-45 to the Lions.

Uplift Elevate Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brian Bowie, who posted 16 points, and Sir Titan Tasby, who earned 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Delano Hill, who put up seven points.

Meanwhile, Christian Life Preparatory had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Warriors 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since November 12, 2024.

Christian Life Preparatory's win came from a few key players Uplift Elevate Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was David Wardlaw, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Greg Tarpley, who shot 45% from the field on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.

The win got Christian Life Preparatory back to even at 3-3. As for Uplift Elevate Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.