The Price Knights will challenge the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Price took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 79-21 victory over Animo City of Champions. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Wildcats are ranked 1198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/12/24 vs Bonita | 14 |
| 01/29/25 vs Animo City of Champions | 13 |
| 12/26/24 vs King | 12 |
| 11/27/24 vs San Pedro | 11 |
| 01/11/24 vs Ambassador | 10 |
Tyrell Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Keshrey Smith, Jr, who posted 14 points along with eight assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King/Drew). They blew past Fremont, posting an 89-28 win.
Price's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for King/Drew, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-16 record this season.
Price took their win against King/Drew when the teams last played back in February of 2016 by a conclusive 77-54. Will Price repeat their success, or does King/Drew have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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