Basketball Game Preview: Eastside College Prep Panthers vs. Harker Eagles

The Eastside College Prep Panthers will head out to challenge the Harker Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Eastside College Prep is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by King's Academy 78-51. The Panthers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Harker played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 78-57 to Priory. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

Harker has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. As for Eastside College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.

Eastside College Prep strolled past Harker when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 76-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside College Prep since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.