Basketball Game Preview: Genoa Christian Academy vs. Centerburg Trojans

Genoa Christian Academy will head out to square off against the Centerburg Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

If Centerburg heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Genoa Christian Academy took over last week. Genoa Christian Academy walked away with a 56-47 win over Fairfield Christian Academy on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Genoa Christian Academy.

Laife Pearl

Field Goal Percentage

02/11/25 @ Fairfield Christian Academy	100%
02/10/25 vs Columbus Torah Academy	75%
02/01/25 @ Temple Christian	83%
01/31/25 @ Granville Christian Academy	50%
01/30/25 vs Liberty Christian Academy	50%

Genoa Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Laife Pearl out in front who made all 10 shots he took racking up 20 points and eight boards. Pearl is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last five games he's played. Evan Allgood was another key player, going 5 for 12 to rack up 13 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.

Meanwhile, Centerburg came up short against KIPP Columbus on Tuesday and fell 72-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Trojans still had to take the loss.

Centerburg has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points over those games. As for Genoa Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.