Basketball Game Preview: BASIS - Mesa vs. Academy with Community Partners Lions

Two dominant guards in Joey Frivaldo and Julian Garcia Rivera are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. BASIS - Mesa will welcome the Academy with Community Partners Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. BASIS - Mesa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Academy with Community Partners will come in with nine straight victories.

Last Thursday, BASIS - Mesa took a blow against Tri-City Christian Academy, falling 76-38.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Academy with Community Partners). Everything went their way against American Leadership Academy on Friday as Academy with Community Partners made off with an 86-66 win. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.

Academy with Community Partners pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for BASIS - Mesa, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

BASIS - Mesa was taken down by Academy with Community Partners 71-38 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will BASIS - Mesa have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.