After flying high against Heritage Academy back in December of 2024, ASU Prep came back down to earth. The ASU Prep Sun Devils were beaten by the Learning Foundation & Performing Arts Wolves 73-27 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Sun Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Wolves are ranked 35th).
Learning Foundation & Performing Arts' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Hamm led the charge by putting up 13 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Hamm a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Julian Huerta, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
ASU Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Learning Foundation & Performing Arts, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
ASU Prep and Skyline Prep will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Learning Foundation & Performing Arts, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Premier Prep- PHHoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Learning Foundation & Performing Arts knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Premier Prep- PHHoenix likes a good challenge.
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