Basketball Game Preview: UR Academy Lions vs. NorthPoint Christian Academy NightHawks

The UR Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the NorthPoint Christian Academy NightHawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

UR Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They snuck past Comenius with a 56-51 win.

UR Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gabriel Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten steals, and Jordan Miller, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Thompson has scored at least a third of UR Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Malcolm Rivers, who posted nine points.

Meanwhile, NorthPoint Christian Academy strolled past Providence Classical with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 67-53. The NightHawks pushed the score to 59-37 by the end of the third, a deficit the Paladins cut but never quite recovered from.

NorthPoint Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Chelan Chudgar, who earned 33 points. Chudgar has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gabe Spann, who put up 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals.

UR Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for NorthPoint Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: UR Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 34 boards per game. However, it's not like NorthPoint Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.