Basketball Game Preview: Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red vs. Lipscomb Academy Mustangs

Montgomery Bell Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lipscomb Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red will welcome the Lipscomb Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Montgomery Bell Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Ensworth, who was ranked 16th at the time (Montgomery Bell Academy was ranked fifth). Montgomery Bell Academy took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ensworth on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Lipscomb Academy earned a 65-53 win over Pope John Paul II on Thursday.

Montgomery Bell Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-2. As for Lipscomb Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

Montgomery Bell Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lipscomb Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 48-42 victory. Will Montgomery Bell Academy repeat their success, or does Lipscomb Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.