Imagine Prep and CIA-Bella Vista are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Imagine Prep Storm will be playing at home against the CIA-Bella Vista Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Imagine Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully CIA-Bella Vista likes a good challenge.
Imagine Prep is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Learning Foundation & Performing Arts just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 76-69 to the Wolves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (58), the Storm still had to take the loss.
| 02/04/25 vs Learning Foundation & Performing Arts | 25 |
| 02/03/25 @ Heritage Academy | 16 |
| 01/31/25 @ East Valley Athletes for Christ | 22 |
Loss or not, Imagine Prep got some senior leadership from Jaylen Cassidy and Dylan Eaddy. Cassidy went 8 of 17 on his way to 25 points along with eight assists and eight boards, while Eaddy almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Cassidy's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Meanwhile, CIA-Bella Vista is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Montverde Academy. CIA-Bella Vista fell just short of Montverde Academy by a score of 51-48. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Imagine Prep's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5. As for CIA-Bella Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
Imagine Prep was able to grind out a solid win over CIA-Bella Vista in their previous meeting back in February of 2021, winning 64-55. Does Imagine Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will CIA-Bella Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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