If Highland Prep West was feeling good fresh off their 63-12 takedown of Mountainside last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highland Prep West HORNETS took a 77-60 bruising from the North Valley Christian Academy Lions on Monday. While losing is never fun, the HORNETS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Lions are ranked 104th).
| 02/03/25 vs North Valley Christian Academy | 6 |
| 01/16/25 @ Trivium Prep | 4 |
| 01/28/25 vs Wickenburg | 3 |
| 01/30/25 vs Mountainside | 2 |
| 12/19/24 vs Arete Prep | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why Highland Prep West lost, don't look at Collin Aska. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Aska a new career-high in assists (six). Another player making a difference was Brandon Burton, who posted eight points and six assists.
Even though they lost, Highland Prep West was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Highland Prep West moved to 7-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for North Valley Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Highland Prep West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-52 defeat against NFL Yet Academy on the 5th. North Valley Christian Academy has also already played their next match, a 70-45 win against Benson on the 4th.
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