The Capital Prep Trailblazers will head out on the road to square off against the Amistad Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Capital Prep was beaten by Weaver 96-50. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Capital Prep in their matchups with Weaver: they've now lost five in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Amare Cockfield, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 42% of Capital Prep's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malique Marshall, who scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Amistad's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 53-33 walloping at the hands of East Lyme. While losing is never fun, Amistad can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while East Lyme is ranked 47th).
Capital Prep now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Amistad, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Capital Prep might still be hurting after the 73-53 defeat they got from Amistad in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can Capital Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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