Basketball Recap: East Valley Athletes for Christ Beats ASU Prep Poly for Their Eighth Straight Win

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Previous Games

01/28/25 @ ASU Prep Poly	78-51
01/24/25 vs Heritage Academy	59-44
01/21/25 @ West Phoenix	87-34
01/17/25 @ Mission Heights Prep	82-30
01/16/25 vs ASU Prep Poly	76-41
+ 3 more games

East Valley Athletes for Christ entered their tilt with ASU Prep Poly on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past ASU Prep Poly 78-51. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while ASU Prep Poly are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Landen Marker had a dynamite game for East Valley Athletes for Christ, going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. Aaron McAvoy was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points along with five assists and three steals.

East Valley Athletes for Christ smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.

East Valley Athletes for Christ is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for ASU Prep Poly, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

East Valley Athletes for Christ will square off against Imagine Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Imagine Prep will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something East Valley Athletes for Christ surely won't give up without a fight. As for ASU Prep Poly, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-37 defeat against Premier Prep- PHHoenix on the 29th.