The Maryvale Prep Matador won the last time they faced the North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Maryvale Prep walked away with a 34-24 win over North Phoenix Preparatory Academy. The win made it back-to-back wins for Maryvale Prep.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alexandra Price, who scored nine points along with 17 rebounds and three steals. Price has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Isabel Idemudia, who scored nine points along with five steals.
Maryvale Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-16 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home.
Maryvale Prep will head out on the road to square off against Antelope at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Tempe Prep at 5:30 p.m. on January 25th.
