Preview: Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots vs. Brighton Bengals
Christian Home Educators Fellowship is 6-0 against Brighton since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Christian Home Educators Fellowship Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Brighton Bengals at 7:00 p.m. Christian Home Educators Fellowship knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully Brighton likes a good challenge.
Christian Home Educators Fellowship has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 22 points or more this season. They took their matchup at home two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 66-28 victory over Amite School Center. Given Christian Home Educators Fellowship's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 18th in Louisiana, while Amite School Center is ranked 158th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Home Educators Fellowship got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Winston Hart out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. Hart hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Rizan, who scored 17 points along with 7 steals.
Meanwhile, Brighton came up short against First Baptist Christian on Friday and fell 55-44.
Despite their loss, Brighton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Reid Williams, who scored 9 points along with 9 steals and 6 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Davis Wolfe was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Christian Home Educators Fellowship has yet to lose a matchup at home this season, leaving them with a 7-0 record. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 52.67 points. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: Christian Home Educators Fellowship have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 43% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Brighton, though, as they've only nailed 0% of theirs this season. Given Christian Home Educators Fellowship's sizeable advantage in that area, Brighton will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Everything came up roses for Christian Home Educators Fellowship against Brighton in their previous meeting back in November as the team secured a 86-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christian Home Educators Fellowship since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
