Two dominant guards in Rasheed Morrison and Braden Schreck are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Expression Prep Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expression Prep Academy is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Lions last Wednesday. Expression Prep Academy lost to Lewis County on the road by a 69-52 margin.
Meanwhile, Ironton fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Chesapeake on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 83-76 to the Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (67), the Fighting Tigers still had to take the loss.
Expression Prep Academy will have to contain Schreck as he made an impact in Ironton's last game. He went 10-for-20 en route to 34 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Schreck has posted since back in December of 2023. Markel Cotton was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 13 points.
Expression Prep Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Ironton, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Expression Prep Academy came up short against Ironton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 72-67. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schreck, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 22 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Now that Expression Prep Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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