The Orangewood Christian Rams will challenge the Elite Prep Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elite Prep Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Orangewood Christian, who comes in off a win.
Orangewood Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 79-73 win over Circle Christian on Friday.
Meanwhile, Elite Prep Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 57-52 to Christian Learning Academy. Elite Prep Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orangewood Christian will have to keep a close watch on Kirk Duhaney and King Williams, a pair of players who had a big impact on Elite Prep Academy's prior game. Duhaney dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, while Williams went 6 for 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 42.3% of Elite Prep Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Jahmani Salomon was another key player, putting up eight points and nine rebounds.
Elite Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Orangewood Christian, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-11.
Orangewood Christian came up short against Elite Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 65-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duhaney, who went 10 of 16 en route to 25 points and six boards. Now that Orangewood Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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