Basketball Game Preview: Cicero Prep Academy Centurions vs. Mohave Accelerated Patriots

The Cicero Prep Academy Centurions will square off against the Mohave Accelerated Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cicero Prep Academy will be strutting in after a win while Mohave Accelerated will be coming in after a defeat.

Cicero Prep Academy will head into Tuesday's match after some sweet revenge against Valley Lutheran: Cicero Prep Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Valley Lutheran, but still couldn't quite topple them. Cicero Prep Academy simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Valley Lutheran 46-13. The game marked the Centurions' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Cicero Prep Academy found their leader in sophomore Ryleigh Weaver, who went 9 for 15 on her way to 23 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kira Myers, who posted ten points along with six boards and six steals.

Meanwhile, Mohave Accelerated fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Boulder City on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Eagles.

Mohave Accelerated's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Cicero Prep Academy, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-4.