Basketball Recap: Empower College Prep Skates Past West Phoenix with Ease

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Previous 3 Games

01/30/25 - Away	61-30 W
01/24/25 - Home	0-0 W
02/07/23 - Away	52-46 W

Empower College Prep won the last time they faced West Phoenix and things went their way on Thursday too. The Empower College Prep Wolf claimed a resounding 61-30 victory over the West Phoenix Eagles. The Wolf have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.

Empower College Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mawien Kual out in front who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. Kual has become a key player for Empower College Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least five steals, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Oscar Gastelum, who went 5 for 11 to rack up 12 points along with eight boards and three steals.

Empower College Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Phoenix only posted three assists.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaiah Brown, who posted 14 points. That was a full 46.7% of West Phoenix's points, marking the 14th time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kealin Covington, who had eight points and five rebounds.

Empower College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points over those games. As for West Phoenix, their loss was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13.

Empower College Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-41 victory against Maya on the 31st. As for West Phoenix, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 62-56 defeat against Glenview College Prep on the 5th.