West Philadelphia hasn't had much luck against Imhotep Charter recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Philadelphia Speedboys will square off against the Imhotep Charter Panthers at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in West Philadelphia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
West Philadelphia proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 33) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Carver High School of Engineering & Science out 74-71. The Speedboys haven't had any issues with Carver High School of Engineering & Science recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Xavier Howard
| 02/11/25 vs Carver High School of Engineering & Science | 22 |
| 01/28/25 @ Mastery Charter North - Pickett | 20 |
| 12/14/24 @ William Penn | 17 |
| 01/18/25 @ Chester | 14 |
| 12/29/24 vs MOT Charter | 14 |
West Philadelphia can attribute much of their success to Xavier Howard, who posted 22 points and seven boards, and Khabir Washington, who put up 15 points and eight assists. Those 22 points gave Howard a new career-high. Makel Butts was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Imhotep Charter). They breezed past Hill Freedman World Academy to the tune of 96-42 on Tuesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Imhotep Charter's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. As for West Philadelphia, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
West Philadelphia was dealt a bruising 74-36 defeat at the hands of Imhotep Charter when the teams last played back in January. Can West Philadelphia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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