Basketball Game Preview: Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors vs. Rosedale Christian Academy Rosedale Panthers

The Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Rosedale Christian Academy Rosedale Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Mt. Zion Prep Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Rancho Christian, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Mt. Zion Prep Academy was ranked ninth). Mt. Zion Prep Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 70-69 to Rancho Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (62), the Warriors still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rosedale Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They breezed by Wayne Preparatory Academy to the tune of 62-20 on Friday. The Rosedale Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Rosedale Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Mt. Zion Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.

Everything came up roses for Mt. Zion Prep Academy against Rosedale Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 67-17 victory. In that contest, Mt. Zion Prep Academy amassed a halftime lead of 43-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.