Basketball Game Preview: UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES vs. Newman International Academy Warriors

UME Preparatory Academy is 0-10 against Newman International Academy since January of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newman International Academy Warriors at 8:00 p.m. UME Preparatory Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.

Newman International Academy is hoping to do what Varsity Opponent couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to UME Preparatory Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. UME Preparatory Academy walked away with a 61-52 win over Varsity Opponent.

Will Lupton had a dynamite game for UME Preparatory Academy, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance also gave Lupton a new career-high in blocks (four). TJ Maye was another key player, going 7 of 16 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds.

UME Preparatory Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Newman International Academy took a blow against Perrin-Whitt on Tuesday, falling 107-43. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1231st, while the Pirates are ranked 380th).

UME Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Newman International Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.

UME Preparatory Academy was taken down by Newman International Academy 72-45 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point UME Preparatory Academy was down 48-17.