The Highland Prep West HORNETS will head out to challenge the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland Prep West comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Highland Prep West is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Fountain Hills on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland Prep West had to suffer through a 71-5 loss at the hands of Fountain Hills. While losing is never fun, the HORNETS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Falcons are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John Paul II Catholic). They claimed a resounding 52-11 win over Madison Highland Prep. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lions have posted since January 16, 2024.
Highland Prep West better focus on containing Chelsea Guebara and Ivonne Ramirez as the pair were huge in St. John Paul II Catholic's win. Guebara posted eight points, while Ramirez scored eight points. The dominant performance gave Ramirez a new career-high in points.
St. John Paul II Catholic's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7. As for Highland Prep West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
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