The Eduprize Eagles will challenge the Imagine Prep Storm at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eduprize is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They secured a 52-48 W over Premier Prep- PHHoenix. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Imagine Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 54-48 W against the Heroes.
Imagine Prep had a senior duo take command as Jaylen Cassidy almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards and Dylan Eaddy dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Cassidy's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Seven Howard, who posted nine points.
Imagine Prep's victory bumped their record up to 24-5. As for Eduprize, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Eduprize came up short against Imagine Prep when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cassidy, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 17 boards. Now that Eduprize knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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