After soaring to 55 points the game before, West Phoenix was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Empower College Prep Wolf and fell 61-30. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Wolf are ranked 86th).
West Phoenix lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Isaiah Brown, who posted 14 points. That was a full 46.7% of West Phoenix's points, marking the 14th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kealin Covington, who scored eight points and five rebounds.
Empower College Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mawien Kual out in front who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Empower College Prep is undefeated when Kual posts five or more steals, but 3-6 otherwise. Oscar Gastelum was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
West Phoenix's defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Empower College Prep, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-6.
West Phoenix didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-56 loss against Glenview College Prep on the 5th. As for Empower College Prep, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 74-41 win against Maya on the 31st.
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