Basketball Game Preview: College Prep of America Thunder vs. Harvest Christian Academy Lions

The College Prep of America Thunder are taking a road trip to face off against the Harvest Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (College Prep of America has three straight wins, Harvest Christian Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

College Prep of America is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 49-37 victory over Westminster Christian.

Abu Bakr Hasan

Points (Career)

02/24/25 vs Westminster Christian	20
12/04/24 vs Hinsdale Adventist Academy	18
01/13/25 @ Hinsdale Adventist Academy	16
02/11/25 vs St. Edward	15
01/14/25 @ Walther Christian Academy	15

College Prep of America got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Abu Bakr Hasan out in front who posted 20 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Hasan a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Omair Aleemuddin, who put up 12 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Harvest Christian Academy duked it out with Wheeling last Saturday. Harvest Christian Academy fell to Wheeling 63-58.

The victory got College Prep of America back to even at 16-16. As for Harvest Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-19.

College Prep of America might still be hurting after the 59-39 loss they got from Harvest Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January. Can College Prep of America avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.