Roxbury Prep Charter is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Neighborhood House Charter is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Roxbury Prep Charter Wolves will take on the Neighborhood House Charter Legends at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Roxbury Prep Charter strolled past Excel Academy Charter with points to spare, taking the game 77-60. Given Roxbury Prep Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Excel Academy Charter is ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Neighborhood House Charter beat St. John Paul II 75-62 on Monday. 75 seems to be a good number for Neighborhood House Charter as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Juelz Jackson and Tavon Rhodes were among the main playmakers for Neighborhood House Charter as the former scored 27 points along with two steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jackson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gionni Centeio, who scored five points along with five assists and three steals.
Roxbury Prep Charter's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Neighborhood House Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Roxbury Prep Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Neighborhood House Charter in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 66-54. Will Roxbury Prep Charter repeat their success, or does Neighborhood House Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
