Arete Prep posted their closest win since January 4th on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Veritas Prep Falcons out 47-45. 47 seems to be a good number for the CHARGERS as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Leading Arete Prep to victory were Leilani Aragon and Livia Emery. Aragon went 10 of 25 en route to 23 points and five steals, while Emery posted 18 points along with seven boards and five steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Aragon has scored at least a third of Arete Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laela Childress-Martinez, who had four points and five rebounds.
CHARGERS
| 12/29/23 vs Ray | 13 |
| 12/11/24 vs Veritas Prep | 12 |
| 12/28/23 vs Many Farms | 12 |
| 01/11/24 vs Leading Edge Academy - GEC | 12 |
| 12/06/24 @ Tempe Prep | 11 |
Arete Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
The win (which was Arete Prep's third in a row) raised their record to 3-5. As for Veritas Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Arete Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-18 victory against Santa Cruz Valley on the 13th. As for Veritas Prep, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Tempe Prep at 5:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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