Preview: Neighborhood House Charter Legends vs. Roxbury Prep Charter Wolves
Neighborhood House Charter is 0-3 against Roxbury Prep Charter since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Neighborhood House Charter Legends will head out on the road to take on the Roxbury Prep Charter Wolves at 5:30 p.m. Neighborhood House Charter is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Even though St. John Paul II scored an imposing 62 points on Monday, Neighborhood House Charter still came out on top. Neighborhood House Charter took their matchup against St. John Paul II 75-62. 75 seems to be a good number for Neighborhood House Charter as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Neighborhood House Charter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Juelz Jackson, who scored 27 points along with two steals, and Tavon Rhodes, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten steals. Jackson's trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Another player making a difference was Gionni Centeio, who scored five points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, even though Excel Academy Charter scored an imposing 60 points on Thursday, Roxbury Prep Charter still came out on top. Roxbury Prep Charter took down Excel Academy Charter 77-60. Given Roxbury Prep Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Excel Academy Charter is ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Neighborhood House Charter pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Roxbury Prep Charter, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Neighborhood House Charter came up short against Roxbury Prep Charter in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 66-54. Can Neighborhood House Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
