Basketball Game Preview: Eastside College Prep Panthers vs. Drew Dragons

By Team Reports Dec 15, 2023, 9:38am

Preview: Eastside College Prep Panthers vs. Drew Dragons

The Eastside College Prep Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Drew Dragons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastside College Prep will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.

Eastside College Prep has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season. They took their matchup at home on Monday with ease, bagging a 71-27 victory over Mid-Peninsula. Eastside College Prep's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Drew was the victim of a tough 57-35 loss at the hands of Stuart Hall on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Drew can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while Stuart Hall is ranked 161st).

The losing side was boosted by Teo Kimball-Directo, who scored 16 points. The matchup was his ninth in a row with at least ten points.

Eastside College Prep pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Drew, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.