After flying high against the Heritage Academy Heroes last Tuesday, the Imagine Prep Storm came back down to earth. Imagine Prep was outmatched by Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way on the road and fell 68-29. Imagine Prep was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-18.
Imagine Prep lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Berkeley Lowden, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds. Lowden continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Ernsberger, who scored six points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Imagine Prep's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Imagine Prep will take on West Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Phoenix will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Imagine Prep is ranked 101st). As for Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridgeline Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
