South Pointe is 0-4 against East Valley Athletes for Christ since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Pointe Griffins' road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Hopefully South Pointe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, South Pointe earned a 62-51 victory over West Phoenix.
South Pointe relied on the efforts of Quion Williams, who scored 20 points along with three steals, and Zyion Brown, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. Prince Sohn was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, East Valley Athletes for Christ's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Imagine Prep 72-30. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Valley Athletes for Christ in their matchups with Imagine Prep: they've now lost nine in a row.
The win got South Pointe back to even at 9-9. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-12.
South Pointe came up short against East Valley Athletes for Christ when the teams last played back in January, falling 69-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Valley Athletes for Christ's Ajay Hoover, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that South Pointe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
