The Highland Prep Honey Badgers struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Glendale Prep Academy Griffins had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Highland Prep took a hard 51-32 fall against Glendale Prep Academy. While losing is never fun, Highland Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Glendale Prep Academy is ranked 75th).
Despite the loss, Highland Prep still got an impressive performance from Trinity Alfaro, who scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Alfaro has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kendra Ibeh, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and two blocks.
Senna Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Glendale Prep Academy, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Smith is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Hawkins, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Highland Prep and nudges their season record down to 4-9. As for Glendale Prep Academy, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland Prep will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Northland Prep Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 18th. Northland Prep Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. As for Glendale Prep Academy, they will head out on the road to take on BASIS Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. BASIS Phoenix will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
