Preview: Temecula Prep Patriots vs. Nuview Bridge Knights
Temecula Prep is 0-10 against Nuview Bridge since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Temecula Prep Patriots will be home for the holidays to greet the Nuview Bridge Knights at 4:00 p.m. Temecula Prep has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Temecula Prep has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season. Everything went their way against San Jacinto Valley Academy on Tuesday as Temecula Prep made off with a 54-32 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Temecula Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zylah Coleman, who scored 23 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Coleman has scored at least 25% of Temecula Prep's points. Another player making a difference was Abby Bennett, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Nuview Bridge was beaten by Desert Christian Academy 62-11 last Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Nuview Bridge has scored all season.
Temecula Prep's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-7. As for Nuview Bridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Temecula Prep came up short against Nuview Bridge when the teams last played back in January, falling 43-35. Can Temecula Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
