Basketball Game Preview: Arizona College Prep Knights vs. Mountain Pointe Pride

The Arizona College Prep Knights will face off against the Mountain Pointe Pride at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Pointe took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Arizona College Prep, who comes in off a win.

Arizona College Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 68-43 margin over Desert Mountain on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Mountain Pointe was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They were beaten by Notre Dame Prep 53-19. The Pride haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Arizona College Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Mountain Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.

Arizona College Prep beat Mountain Pointe 52-44 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Arizona College Prep repeat their success, or does Mountain Pointe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.