Eastside College Prep and King's Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Eastside College Prep Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the King's Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside College Prep is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Gunderson: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Eastside College Prep's way against Gunderson on Monday as Eastside College Prep made off with a 46-21 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, King's Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 62-48 victory over the Panthers. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Panthers are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King's Academy pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.7 points. As for Eastside College Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Eastside College Prep might still be hurting after the 56-35 loss they got from King's Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Eastside College Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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