The Brophy College Prep Broncos will take on the Mesa Jackrabbits at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Brophy College Prep sitting on three straight victories and Mesa on four.
Brophy College Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Highland 68-48. The Broncos not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since January 31st.
Meanwhile, Mesa faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Mesa came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty, sneaking past 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Jackrabbits have posted since January 23rd.
Mesa found their leader in freshman Jakyi Miles, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 26 points and five boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Miles has scored at least a third of Mesa's points. Another player making a difference was Daijon Grayson, who posted nine points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Brophy College Prep pushed their record up to 18-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points over those games. As for Mesa, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
Brophy College Prep ended up a good deal behind Mesa when the teams last played back in December of 2015, losing 75-56. Can Brophy College Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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