Basketball Game Preview: East College Prep Spartans vs. CALS Early College Falcons

East College Prep has gone 7-1 against CALS Early College recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East College Prep Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the CALS Early College Falcons at 3:30 p.m. East College Prep's defense has only allowed 26.6 points per game this season, so CALS Early College's offense will have their work cut out for them.

East College Prep will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 15 points last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Academia Avance last Thursday. East College Prep simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Academia Avance 56-19. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Guerreros Jaguares: they've now won four in a row.

CALS Early College played against Collins Family on Thursday and lost via forfeit.

CALS Early College is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. That patch can't be blamed on the team's defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points over those games. As for East College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.

Everything came up roses for East College Prep against CALS Early College when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the team secured a 57-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East 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.