South Pointe is 0-4 against Imagine Prep since January of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The South Pointe Griffins will be taking part in a tournament against the Imagine Prep Storm at 11:30 a.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, South Pointe turned things around against Dream City Christian on Thursday. They blew past Dream City Christian 69-41. The Griffins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
South Pointe found their leader in freshman Dasaan Schaeffer, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Schaeffer has scored at least a third of South Pointe's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyion Brown, who posted 18 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Imagine Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak dating back to last season back in December of 2024. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way an easy 82-61 victory. The game marked the Storm's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
South Pointe will have to contain Jaylen Cassidy as he made an impact in Imagine Prep's last game. He earned 26 points and eight rebounds. Cassidy's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Rich Rodriguez, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Imagine Prep fell to 4-1. As for South Pointe, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. South Pointe hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.6 points per game. However, it's not like Imagine Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 85.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
South Pointe took a serious blow against Imagine Prep in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 74-41. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Pointe was down 42-20.
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