Two dominant guards in David Shaw and Jameel Patterson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Southland College Prep will be playing at home against the Harlan Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southland College Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
Harlan is facing Southland College Prep at the wrong time: Southland College Prep suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took an 81-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colonels. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (67), Southland College Prep still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Harlan beat Lighthouse College Prep Academy 55-43 on Wednesday.
Southland College Prep better focus on containing Julius Jackson and Patterson as the pair were huge in Harlan's win. Jackson posted 20 points, while Patterson put up 18 points. Jackson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hezikiah Cooks, who had eight points.
Harlan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Southland College Prep, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Southland College Prep took their win against Harlan in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 61-35. Does Southland College Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harlan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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