Basketball Recap: Maxwell Vo-Tech Beats Teachers Prep for Their Third Straight Win

The matchup between Maxwell Vo-Tech and Teachers Prep on Thursday hardly resembled the 20-14 effort from their previous meeting. The Maxwell Vo-Tech Bears narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Teachers Prep 64-62. The win was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won three contests in a row.

Maxwell Vo-Tech pushed their record up to 5-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Teachers Prep, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Maxwell Vo-Tech will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Classics at 4:30 p.m. on January 30th. Classics knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Maxwell Vo-Tech likes a good challenge. Teachers Prep also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance at 4:30 p.m. on January 30th. Teachers Prep is facing Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance at the right time seeing as Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance is stuck on a four-game losing streak.