Basketball Recap: Skyline Prep Bengals vs. Empower College Prep Wolf
Skyline Prep scored the most points they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Empower College Prep Wolf 78-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (61), the Bengals still had to take the loss.
Empower College Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Edger Gastelum led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Josiah Martin-Johnson was another key player, going 6 for 12 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Skyline Prep is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Empower College Prep, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Coincidentally, Skyline Prep and Empower College Prep will both be playing Imagine Prep the next time they take the court. Empower College Prep will head out to face Imagine Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Skyline Prep will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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