Basketball Game Preview: All Saints Episcopal School Patriots vs. Kingdom Prep Academy Warriors

All Saints Episcopal School and Kingdom Prep Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The All Saints Episcopal School Patriots will welcome the Kingdom Prep Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. All Saints Episcopal School will be strutting in after a win while Kingdom Prep Academy will be coming in after a loss.

All Saints Episcopal School took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 53-21 victory over Holy Cross. The Patriots pushed the score to 40-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had little chance of recovering from.

All Saints Episcopal School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lauren Brashear, who went 9 of 13 on her way to 19 points and six rebounds. Hannah Owen was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.

All Saints Episcopal School was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 5.5.

Meanwhile, Kingdom Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on January 11th as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-47 heartbreaker at the hands of Holy Cross Catholic Academy.

All Saints Episcopal School pushed their record up to 7-15 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.7 points. As for Kingdom Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

All Saints Episcopal School was able to grind out a solid victory over Kingdom Prep Academy in their previous meeting on January 3rd, winning 51-44. Does All Saints Episcopal School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingdom Prep Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.