Basketball Game Preview: Marco Island Academy Rays vs. Southwest Florida Christian King's

Marco Island Academy is 1-9 against Southwest Florida Christian since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rays will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the King's at 5:30 p.m.

Marco Island Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Donahue Catholic on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Rays were outmatched by the Shamrocks and fell 62-16. The Rays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-5.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest Florida Christian). They managed a 49-44 win over Golden Gate on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the King's.

The victory got Southwest Florida Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Marco Island Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Marco Island Academy was taken down by Southwest Florida Christian 41-14 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Rays have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.