The Lake Charles College Prep Trailblazers will head out on the road to challenge the Iowa Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Charles College Prep comes in on ten and the Yellowjackets on 16.
Last Tuesday, Lake Charles College Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over the Saints, taking the game 63-50.
Lake Charles College Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Garrick led the charge by scoring 18 points. Another player making a difference was Dre Polidore, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Iowa can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Westlake 72-39 on the road. Given Iowa's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Rams are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Charles College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Iowa, they pushed their record up to 25-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lake Charles College Prep and the Yellowjackets were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but the Trailblazers came up empty-handed after a 59-58 defeat. Can Lake Charles College Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
