The Gulliver Prep Raiders the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Schoolhouse Prep Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m. on January 27th. Gulliver Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Schoolhouse Prep will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Gulliver Prep escaped with a win against NSU University by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45.
Gulliver Prep can attribute much of their success to Caitlen Dauphin, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Mikayla Brown, who scored 20 points along with five assists and two steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Brown has scored at least a third of Gulliver Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Quevedo, who scored six points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Schoolhouse Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 58-54 to Mater Lakes Academy.
Gulliver Prep's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Schoolhouse Prep, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Everything went Gulliver Prep's way against Schoolhouse Prep when the teams last played back in January of 2020 as Gulliver Prep made off with a 65-45 win. Will Gulliver Prep repeat their success, or does Schoolhouse Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.