Basketball Game Preview: Paideia Academy Knights vs. Maryville Christian Eagles

The Paideia Academy Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Maryville Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Paideia Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Paideia Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clayton-Bradley Academy last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Paideia Academy was dealt a 64-14 defeat at the hands of Clayton-Bradley Academy. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.

Meanwhile, Maryville Christian hadn't done well against Mount Pisgah Christian Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Maryville Christian came out on top against Mount Pisgah Christian Academy by a score of 45-34.

Paideia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Maryville Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.