The Arete Prep CHARGERS will square off against the Maryvale Prep Matador at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Monday, Arete Prep was beaten by Leading Edge Academy - GEC 61-34. While losing is never fun, the CHARGERS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Spartans are ranked 115th).
Livia Emery was Arete Prep's leading scorer, having posted 18 points. Leilani Aragon held things down on the boards with ten rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maryvale Prep). They claimed a resounding 65-31 win over Desert Heights Prep. The Matador have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Maryvale Prep's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 19.6 points. As for Arete Prep, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-13.
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