Basketball Game Preview: La Academia Charter vs. Devon Prep Tide

Having just played yesterday, La Academia Charter will jump right back in to play the Devon Prep Tide at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

La Academia Charter is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Jenkintown on Tuesday. La Academia Charter strolled past Jenkintown with points to spare, taking the game 63-45. The contest marked La Academia Charter's most dominant victory of the season so far.

Meanwhile, Devon Prep earned an 82-71 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tide.

Devon Prep's win came from a few key players La Academia Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zane Conlon, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards. What's more, he also racked up four steals, the most he's had since back in January. Reece Craft was another key player, going 7 for 14 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.

Devon Prep pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.8 points. As for La Academia Charter, the win got them back to even at 4-4.