The Anthem Prep Eagles will take on the Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Anthem Prep's defense has only allowed 29.1 points per game this season, so Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Anthem Prep's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Camp Verde offense got past them. Anthem Prep took a blow against Camp Verde on Friday, falling 57-11. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Preparatory Academy entered their tilt with Trivium Prep on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Crimson Knights, posting a 64-23 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Crimson Knights are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points per game. As for Anthem Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Anthem Prep lost to Scottsdale Preparatory Academy on the road by a decisive 35-16 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can Anthem Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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