The Valor College Prep Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Merrol Hyde Magnet Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valor College Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 66-55 victory over KIPP Nashville Collegiate on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Merrol Hyde Magnet hadn't done well against Trousdale County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Merrol Hyde Magnet's way against Trousdale County as Merrol Hyde Magnet made off with a 71-46 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-15.
Harrison Gill and Bennett Altepeter were among the main playmakers for Merrol Hyde Magnet as the former went 5 for 7 en route to 18 points and the latter scored 12 points along with five steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Logan Reece, who earned nine points.
The victory was the third in a row for Merrol Hyde Magnet, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Valor College Prep, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Everything went Valor College Prep's way against Merrol Hyde Magnet when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Valor College Prep made off with a 70-49 victory. In that match, Valor College Prep amassed a halftime lead of 41-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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