Preview: Empowering Others Prep Kings vs. Fort Worth THESA Riders
Empowering Others Prep has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Fort Worth THESA Riders in a holiday battle at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday at. One thing working in Empowering Others Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
Empowering Others Prep scored the most points they've had all season to find success two weeks ago. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 99-60 win over Varsity Opponent. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Fort Worth THESA's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 65-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool. While losing is never fun, Fort Worth THESA can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 733rd, while Parker-Tarrant HomeSchool is ranked 263rd).
Empowering Others Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Fort Worth THESA, they bumped their record down to 5-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home dating back to last season.
