The St. Mary's Prep Eaglets will face off against the East Lansing Trojans at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully East Lansing likes a good challenge.
St. Mary's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: IMG Academy, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Prep was ranked fourth). St. Mary's Prep took a 67-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of IMG Academy.
Meanwhile, East Lansing entered their tilt with Holt on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 56-36 victory. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season.
St. Mary's Prep better keep an eye on Kelvin (KJ) Torbert, Jr.. He was instrumental in East Lansing's win, going 5 for 8 on his way to 12 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dequarius (DQ) Stewart, who posted eight points.
East Lansing's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for St. Mary's Prep, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
St. Mary's Prep strolled past East Lansing in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 56-37. Will St. Mary's Prep repeat their success, or does East Lansing have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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