Crystal Springs Uplands is 1-9 against King's Academy since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons will venture away from home to take on the King's Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. Crystal Springs Uplands' defense has only allowed 25 points per game this season, so King's Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Crystal Springs Uplands is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing University Prep Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Crystal Springs Uplands put the hurt on University Prep Academy with a sharp 41-15 win on Saturday. The Gryphons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, King's Academy hadn't done well against Silver Creek recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. King's Academy snuck past Silver Creek with a 38-32 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Raiders are ranked 875th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Crystal Springs Uplands and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for King's Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Crystal Springs Uplands couldn't quite finish off King's Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 and fell 44-41. Can Crystal Springs Uplands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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