Basketball Game Preview: Northwest Christian Crusaders vs. Gilbert Christian Knights

Northwest Christian is 1-8 against Gilbert Christian since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Northwest Christian Crusaders will face off against the Gilbert Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m.

Northwest Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 69 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against ALA - Ironwood on Monday. They were dealt a 58-23 defeat at the hands of the Warriors.

Meanwhile, Gilbert Christian posted their closest victory since November 21, 2024 on Monday. They skirted past Benjamin Franklin 52-49.

Gilbert Christian has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Northwest Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Northwest Christian suffered a grim 58-38 defeat to Gilbert Christian when the teams last played on January 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gilbert Christian's Owen Fermoyle, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 18 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Now that Northwest Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.