The Priory Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the King's Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Priory sitting on five straight victories and King's Academy on seven.
Priory can't be too worried about heading out to take on King's Academy: they just beat Crystal Springs Uplands at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Panthers enjoyed a cozy 80-61 win over the Gryphons on Tuesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Panthers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Gryphons are ranked 451st).
Meanwhile, King's Academy got the win against Pinewood on Tuesday by a conclusive 71-47. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.
Priory's record is now 16-5. As for King's Academy, their record now sits at 19-3.
Priory couldn't quite get it done against King's Academy when the teams last played back in January as they fell 71-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Knights' Claxton Ladine, who shot 5-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double with 29 points and 14 boards. Now that the Panthers know 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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