Basketball Game Preview: Prospect Heights Cardinals vs. Medgar Evers College Prep

Prospect Heights hasn't had much luck against Medgar Evers College Prep recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Prospect Heights Cardinals will square off against Medgar Evers College Prep at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Last Friday, Prospect Heights blew past Boerum Hill, posting a 37-8 win. The game marked the Cardinals' most dominant victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Medgar Evers College Prep entered their tilt with Brooklyn Community Arts & Media on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed by the Lions to the tune of 73-16. Given Medgar Evers College Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Brooklyn Community Arts & Media is ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Medgar Evers College Prep pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.0 points per game. As for Prospect Heights, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.

Prospect Heights was dealt a bruising 113-15 loss at the hands of Medgar Evers College Prep in their previous meeting back in January. Can Prospect Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.