Basketball Recap: North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Comes Up Short

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy lost against Maryvale Prep back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators were beaten by the Maryvale Prep Matador 53-26. The Gladiators' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's record is now 1-5. As for Maryvale Prep, with the win, they broke their eight-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-7.

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Salome at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. As for Maryvale Prep, they will take on La Joya Community in a tournament on Monday. La Joya Community has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.