The Kehillah Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the KIPP Esperanza Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kehillah has five straight wins, KIPP Esperanza has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Kehillah beats KIPP Esperanza with 55 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Kehillah came out on top against Design Tech by a score of 55-47 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, KIPP Esperanza lost to Pacific Bay Christian at home by a 45-26 margin on Tuesday.
Kehillah will have to contain Eddie Whiteside as he made an impact in KIPP Esperanza's last game. He posted 19 points. That was a full 73.1% of KIPP Esperanza's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
KIPP Esperanza's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Kehillah, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Kehillah strolled past KIPP Esperanza in their previous meeting on Thursday by a score of 54-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kehillah since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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