Wonderful College Prep Academy is 0-3 against the Crusaders since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wonderful College Prep Academy Lions will look to defend their home court against the Kings Christian Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wonderful College Prep Academy has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while the Crusaders will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Friday, Wonderful College Prep Academy took a serious blow against the Ambassadors, falling 58-24. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Wonderful College Prep Academy has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Kings Christian put the finishing touches on their 21st blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They really took it to Riverdale for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-31 victory at home. With Kings Christian ahead 42-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ronnie Roche continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 35 points along with seven steals. That makes it ten consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Kings Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Elyas Miro, who scored 12 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds.
Wonderful College Prep Academy dropped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kings Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 25-2.
Wonderful College Prep Academy was taken down by the Crusaders 78-41 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roche, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds. Now that Wonderful College Prep Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.