Basketball Game Preview: North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators vs. Trivium Prep Crimson Knights

The North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators will venture away from home to take on the Trivium Prep Crimson Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trivium Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 42-19 margin over Desert Heights Prep on Tuesday.

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lainey Wakeham, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. That's the most points Wakeham has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabrina Daniel, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-31, which was the final score in Trivium Prep's tilt against Mohave Accelerated on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Crimson Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Patriots are ranked 121st).

North Phoenix Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.0 points per game. As for Trivium Prep, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-8.