Irvington Preparatory Academy will take on the KIPP Legacy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Irvington Preparatory Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past GEO Next Generation to the tune of 78-50 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Irvington Preparatory Academy has posted since January 25th.
Brayden Meredith
| 02/25/25 @ GEO Next Generation | 25 |
| 01/25/25 vs Rooted School | 20 |
| 12/28/24 vs Heritage | 19 |
| 12/13/24 @ Central Christian Academy | 16 |
| 11/27/24 @ Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 14 |
| + 15 more games |
Irvington Preparatory Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Meredith led the charge by going 10-for-17 to rack up 25 points. Meredith has become a key player for Irvington Preparatory Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 15 points, but 5-17 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kase Johnson, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, KIPP Legacy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 73-69 W against the Knights. The score was all tied up 35-35 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
KIPP Legacy's win came from a few key players Irvington Preparatory Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Shalon Robinson, who posted 18 points. Jahmere Evans was another key player, putting up 18 points.
KIPP Legacy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Irvington Preparatory Academy, their record now sits at 9-17.
Irvington Preparatory Academy strolled past KIPP Legacy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 68-54. Does Irvington Preparatory Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will KIPP Legacy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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