The Harvest Christian Academy Lions will take on the College Prep of America Thunder at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Harvest Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while College Prep of America will come in with three straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Harvest Christian Academy faced off against Wheeling last Saturday. Harvest Christian Academy fell to Wheeling 63-58.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, College Prep of America rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 49-37 victory over the Warriors.
College Prep of America's win came from a few key players Harvest Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Abu Bakr Hasan, who posted 20 points and six rebounds. He is becoming a predictor of College Prep of America's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 4-1 (and 12-15 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Omair Aleemuddin, who had 12 points along with five boards and three steals.
College Prep of America's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points over those games. As for Harvest Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-19.
Everything went Harvest Christian Academy's way against College Prep of America in their previous meeting back in January, as Harvest Christian Academy made off with a 59-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was College Prep of America's Hamzah Shouman, who put up 22 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Harvest Christian Academy still be able to contain Shouman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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