Basketball Recap: ASU Prep Poly Takes a Loss

ASU Prep Poly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles, falling 78-51. While losing is never fun, ASU Prep Poly can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while East Valley Athletes for Christ is ranked 31st).

Landen Marker went supernova for East Valley Athletes for Christ, going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron McAvoy, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points along with five assists and three steals.

ASU Prep Poly's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.

ASU Prep Poly didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-37 loss against Premier Prep- PHHoenix on the 29th. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they will welcome Imagine Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Valley Athletes for Christ is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Imagine Prep a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.