The Anzar Hawks will challenge the Kirby Prep Griffins at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Anzar has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Kirby Prep will arrive with three straight victories.
Anzar lost 49-26 to Trinity Christian on January 9th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kirby Prep). They blew past Chartwell 75-39 on Friday. The Griffins pushed the score to 73-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Anzar better keep an eye on Chris Lively. He was instrumental in Kirby Prep's win, putting up 40 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Lively has scored at least a third of the Griffins' points. Manuel Florean was another key player, posting 12 points.
The win got Kirby Prep back to even at 8-8. As for Anzar, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Anzar couldn't quite get it done against Kirby Prep in their previous meeting back in February of 2025 as they fell 55-45. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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