Having just played yesterday, the Southland Christian FLAMES will jump right back in to play the Life Prep Fire at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southland Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests.
Southland Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bridge to Independence, posting a 100-71 victory. The FLAMES have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Carlos Escalera Jr.
| 02/27/25 vs Bridge to Independence | 33 |
| 12/10/24 @ Poinciana | 31 |
| 12/01/24 vs Tournament Opponent | 25 |
| 01/23/25 vs DME Academy Gold | 24 |
| 02/07/25 vs Pathways | 23 |
Carlos Escalera Jr. was his usual excellent self, going 14-for-20 en route to 33 points along with eight boards and six assists. Those 33 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ismael Perez, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 12 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Life Prep entered their tilt with Mountain Mission on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Challengers 70-30. 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.
Life Prep's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Southland Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
Southland Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Life Prep in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 58-53 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Life Prep's Arthur Videira, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Southland Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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