The Apollo Hawks will venture away from home to take on the West Point Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apollo has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Apollo didn't have too much trouble with Shadow Ridge as they won 72-53.
| 01/28/25 @ Shadow Ridge | 13 |
| 12/18/24 @ Camelback | 10 |
| 11/22/24 vs Browne | 10 |
| 01/04/25 vs Somerset Academy Losee | 9 |
| 01/03/25 vs Valley Christian | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Apollo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eliijah White, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave White a new career-high in assists. Jamo Turner was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 16 points.
Meanwhile, West Point had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Friday. They managed a 44-38 win over the Wolverines. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Wolverines are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Point's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Apollo, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Apollo came up short against West Point in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 61-48. Can Apollo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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