Imagine Prep is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Valley Athletes for Christ is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Imagine Prep Storm will host the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Imagine Prep is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Maya: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Imagine Prep blew Maya out of the water with a 61-0 final score. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Jaguars are ranked 240th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Imagine Prep had a senior duo take command as Aaliyah Chacon went 10 of 15 en route to 21 points and Lauryn Hartwell went 6 for 9 on her way to 12 points and seven steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Chacon has scored at least a third of Imagine Prep's points. Larai Chacon was another key player, putting up five points and six steals.
Imagine Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for East Valley Athletes for Christ against Heritage Academy on Friday as the squad secured a 49-15 win.
Imagine Prep's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Imagine Prep took a serious blow against East Valley Athletes for Christ in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 51-22. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Imagine Prep was down 31-10.
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