If the Delta Charter Dragons were riding high off their 85-36 takedown of the Tioga Timberwolves on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Delta Charter was outmatched by Ben Holt College Prep Academy at home and fell 86-43. Delta Charter has not had much luck with Ben Holt College Prep Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Tayden Collins was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 37 points and 13 rebounds for Ben Holt College Prep Academy. That makes it 19 consecutive games in which Collins has scored at least 25% of Ben Holt College Prep Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Sahil Singh, who scored six points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Delta Charter has fallen quite a ways from their 20-7 record last season and are now at 2-8. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Delta Charter will square off against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Aspire Langston Hughes Academy's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Delta Charter has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season. Ben Holt College Prep Academy will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Vanguard College Prep at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th. Vanguard College Prep will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1392nd, while Ben Holt College Prep Academy is ranked 581st).