Basketball Game Preview: Conrad Academy Eagles vs. Elite Prep Academy Eagles

The Conrad Academy Eagles will challenge the Elite Prep Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Conrad Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Conrad Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The match between them and Geneva didn't end well, with Conrad Academy falling 68-53.

Meanwhile, Elite Prep Academy was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Orlando Science 72-39. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Conrad Academy better focus on containing Kirk Duhaney and Jahmani Salomon as the pair were huge in Elite Prep Academy's win. Duhaney dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds, while Salomon dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Duhaney is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dereck Lopez, who posted four points.

Elite Prep Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for Conrad Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Conrad Academy took a serious blow against Elite Prep Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 65-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elite Prep Academy's King Williams, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Conrad Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.