Basketball Preview: College Prep of America Thunder vs. Metea Valley Mustangs
The College Prep of America Thunder will challenge the Metea Valley Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully College Prep of America focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Wednesday.
College Prep of America is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Richards on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. College Prep of America came up short against Richards, falling 76-53. The loss continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, College Prep of America got top-tier performance from Hamzah Shouman, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Shouman's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Abed, who earned nine points.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past Proviso East with points to spare, taking the game 68-54.
College Prep of America was dealt a bruising 80-34 loss at the hands of Metea Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can College Prep of America avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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