On Friday, the Bella Vista College Preparatory School Bears slipped by the Empower College Prep Wolf 56-55. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Wolf are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Empower College Prep lost, don't look at Josiah Martin-Johnson. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 10 on his way to 24 points. Oscar Gastelum was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Bella Vista College Preparatory School is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Empower College Prep, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Bella Vista College Preparatory School wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 61-56 win against Olentangy Orange on the 18th. As for Empower College Prep, they will square off against Glenview College Prep at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Empower College Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
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