Basketball Preview: Victory College Prep Bulldogs vs. Irvington Preparatory Academy
The Victory College Prep Bulldogs are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Irvington Preparatory Academy Irvington Preparatory Academy at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Victory College Prep will be strutting in after a win while Irvington Preparatory Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Victory College Prep finally turned things around against Central Christian Academy on Tuesday. They blew past the Chargers , posting a 62-28 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted against the Chargers since December 11, 2014.
Meanwhile, Irvington Preparatory Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 72-37 defeat at the hands of Purdue Polytechnic. Irvington Preparatory Academy was down 54-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Irvington Preparatory Academy had strong showings from Xavier Page, who earned 15 points along with eight rebounds, and Kase Johnson, who scored six points in addition to 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four).
Irvington Preparatory Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Victory College Prep, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Victory College Prep was dealt a bruising 85-49 loss at the hands of Irvington Preparatory Academy in their previous matchup back in February. Can Victory College Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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