The Arizona College Prep Knights lost against the Eastmark Firebirds back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Arizona College Prep took a 47-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastmark. While losing is never fun, Arizona College Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while Eastmark is ranked 46th).
Anna LaFountain was the offensive standout of the contest as she scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Farnstrom, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Arizona College Prep has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Eastmark, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Arizona College Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Combs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eastmark, Eastmark and American Leadership Academy will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
