Basketball Game Preview: Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix vs. New West Charter Eagles

Dr. Maya Angelou Community has won four straight games at home, while New West Charter has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix will welcome the New West Charter Eagles at 5:00 p.m.

Dr. Maya Angelou Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 49-32 victory over Animo Watts.

Meanwhile, New West Charter won against Horace Mann UCLA Community on Tuesday with 51 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. New West Charter took down Orthopaedic 51-37.

New West Charter's win came from a few key players Dr. Maya Angelou Community will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Liam Hakimi, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of New West Charter's points. Lior Einhorn was another key player, shooting 75% from the field to rack up 18 points and seven rebounds.

New West Charter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points over those games. Dr. Maya Angelou Community's win bumped their record up to 13-7.