Basketball Recap: Mission Heights Prep Comes Up Short

After flying high against A+ Charter School last Wednesday, Mission Heights Prep came back down to earth. The Mission Heights Prep Phantoms had to suffer through a 58-30 loss at the hands of the Berean Academy Eagles. If the Phantoms were looking for revenge after losing 32-16 to them when the teams met on Tuesday, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Berean Academy found their leader in sophomore Khamarah Golden, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Golden is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Olivares, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Mission Heights Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Berean Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.

Mission Heights Prep and Berean Academy's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Mission Heights Prep will challenge Skyline - Gila River at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, a team that's only allowed 17.55 points per game. Similarly, Berean Academy and Tri-City Christian Academy (who has only given up 26.69 points per game) will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.