Basketball Recap: ASU Prep Poly Comes Up Short

ASU Prep Poly won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were beaten by the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles 76-41. While losing is never fun, ASU Prep Poly can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while East Valley Athletes for Christ is ranked 32nd).

Among those leading the charge was Ajay Hoover, who went 7 for 9 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Kade Nail, who posted ten points.

ASU Prep Poly's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

ASU Prep Poly has already played their next contest (against BASIS - Chandler), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East Valley Athletes for Christ and Mission Heights Prep will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Mission Heights Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight defeats, while East Valley Athletes for Christ will come in with four straight victories.