Basketball Game Preview: Kingman Academy Tigers vs. Northland Prep Academy Spartans

The Kingman Academy Tigers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Northland Prep Academy Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Northland Prep Academy will be up against a hot Kingman Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Kingman Academy blew past St. John Paul II Catholic, posting a 68-33 victory.

Meanwhile, Northland Prep Academy didn't have too much trouble with Pinon on Tuesday as they won 65-50.

Northland Prep Academy's win came from a few key players Kingman Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaden Joiner, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Karren, who posted 11 points and five steals.

Northland Prep Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Kingman Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Kingman Academy came up short against Northland Prep Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2021, falling 57-44. Thankfully for Kingman Academy, Malakai Hanson (who went 10 of 19 on his way to 24 points along with six assists and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.