The Capital Prep Trailblazers lost against the Weaver Beavers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Capital Prep was beaten by Weaver 96-50. Capital Prep has struggled against Weaver recently, as their contest on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Capital Prep still got an impressive performance from Amare Cockfield, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 42% of Capital Prep's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malique Marshall, who scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Weaver found their leader in underclassman Nasir Wright, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wright has scored all season. Shaheim Wilson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Capital Prep now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Weaver, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Capital Prep will head out on the road to challenge Amistad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Connecticut (Amistad is ranked 130th, while Capital Prep is ranked 136th). As for Weaver, they will be playing at home against Kennedy at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Weaver knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 18 games -- so hopefully Kennedy likes a good challenge.
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