Basketball Game Preview: Imhotep Charter Panthers vs. West Philadelphia Speedboys

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Previous 6 Games

01/14/25 - Away	74-36 W
02/15/24 - Home	73-59 W
01/11/24 - Home	73-42 W
02/25/23 - Neutral	72-43 W
01/12/23 - Away	68-50 W
02/22/22 - Home	78-54 W

Imhotep Charter is a perfect 6-0 against West Philadelphia since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Imhotep Charter Panthers will host the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Imhotep Charter sitting on seven straight wins and West Philadelphia on three.

Imhotep Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 96-42 victory over Hill Freedman World Academy. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, West Philadelphia posted their closest win since December 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Carver High School of Engineering & Science out 74-71.

Imhotep Charter better focus on containing Xavier Howard and Khabir Washington as the pair were huge in West Philadelphia's win. Howard posted 22 points and seven boards, while Washington had 15 points and eight assists. Those 22 points gave Howard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Makel Butts, who scored nine points.

Imhotep Charter pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for West Philadelphia, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.

Everything came up roses for Imhotep Charter against West Philadelphia when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 74-36 victory. Will Imhotep Charter repeat their success, or does West Philadelphia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.