University Prep Academy is 9-1 against Latino College Preparatory Academy since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The University Prep Academy Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Latino College Preparatory Academy Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (University Prep Academy has five straight victories, Latino College Preparatory Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, University Prep Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 80-32 win over KIPP Navigate College Prep at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-19.
University Prep Academy can attribute much of their success to Bereket Woldemichael, who scored 17 points. Woldemichael continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Azarias Ashenafi, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Latino College Preparatory Academy had to settle for a 57-54 defeat against Apostles Lutheran on Friday.
University Prep Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Latino College Preparatory Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
University Prep Academy beat Latino College Preparatory Academy 41-31 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Does University Prep Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Latino College Preparatory Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.