East Valley Athletes for Christ is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Imagine Prep is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles will host the Imagine Prep Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, East Valley Athletes for Christ humbled ASU Prep Poly with a 78-51 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while ASU Prep Poly are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Imagine Prep blew past Skyline Prep, posting a 74-38 win.
East Valley Athletes for Christ better focus on containing Rich Rodriguez and Oscar Paparone as the pair were huge in Imagine Prep's win. Rodriguez went 7 for 11 en route to 16 points, while Paparone went 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points. That's the most points Paparone has posted since back in December of 2024. Dallas White was another key player, putting up eight points.
Imagine Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.7 points. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
East Valley Athletes for Christ was taken down by Imagine Prep 75-30 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for East Valley Athletes for Christ, Hayden Kelton (who went 8 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 43 points and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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