The Eminence Eels will challenge the Irvington Preparatory Academy Irvington Preparatory Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Eminence will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Medora at home and fell 62-34. The Eels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Irvington Preparatory Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a hard 74-57 fall against Victory College Prep. One positive for Irvington Preparatory Academy, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kase Johnson, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (four). Xavier Page was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Irvington Preparatory Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Irvington Preparatory Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Eminence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Eminence was dealt a bruising 93-58 defeat at the hands of Irvington Preparatory Academy in their previous meeting back in February. Will Eminence have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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