The Life Prep Fire and the Southland Christian FLAMES will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southland Christian will be up against a hot Life Prep squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Life Prep breezed past Mountain Mission to the tune of 70-30 on Thursday. Given the Fire's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 49th, while the Challengers are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southland Christian). They blew past Bridge to Independence 100-71 on Thursday. The FLAMES have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 24 points or more this season.
Life Prep better keep an eye on Carlos Escalera Jr.. He was instrumental in Southland Christian's win, going 14-for-20 to rack up 33 points along with eight boards and six assists. The dominant performance gave Escalera Jr. a new career-high in points. Ismael Perez was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Life Prep's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Southland Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
Life Prep came up short against Southland Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 58-53. Can Life Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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