The Grandview Prep Pride and the King's Academy Lions will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Grandview Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
Grandview Prep picked up another tournament win on Friday. They walked away with a 64-51 win over Braddock. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, King's Academy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 57-47 defeat to Saint Andrew's. The Lions have struggled against the Scots recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Grandview Prep will need focus on slowing down Javian Jones, one of several King's Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Jones' afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Matt Mcpherson, who posted 16 points.
Grandview Prep's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for King's Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
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