The Willowbrook Warriors will take on the College Prep of America Thunder in a tournament on Friday. Willowbrook will be strutting in after a win while College Prep of America will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Willowbrook turned things around against Providence-St. Mel on Monday. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 52-50 victory from a begrudging Warriors squad. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since February 9th.
Meanwhile, College Prep of America came up short against Providence-St. Mel on Thursday and fell 63-50. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Willowbrook will need focus on slowing down Hamzah Shouman, one of several College Prep of America players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 for 16 on his way to 23 points. The match was Shouman's 13th in a row with at least ten points. Malik Abed was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, College Prep of America was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Willowbrook's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for College Prep of America, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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