The Orthopaedic Vipers will take on the New West Charter Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Orthopaedic comes in on 14 and New West Charter on four.
Orthopaedic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They slipped by East Valley 52-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vipers have posted since January 22nd.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when New West Charter and Horace Mann UCLA Community meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. New West Charter snuck past Horace Mann UCLA Community with a 51-46 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly five points.
Orthopaedic better keep an eye on Liam Hakimi. He was instrumental in New West Charter's win, going 9-for-19 on his way to 24 points along with five boards and five steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Hakimi has scored at least a third of New West Charter's points. Yohan Kamgaing was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Orthopaedic pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points over those games. As for New West Charter, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
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