Basketball Game Preview: Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers vs. Winston Salem Christian National Lions

Elevation Prep Academy hasn't had much luck against Winston Salem Christian National recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers will head out on the road to take on the Winston Salem Christian National Lions at 7:00 p.m.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-41, which was the final score in Elevation Prep Academy's tilt against Lab University Prep Regional on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Honey Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Kings are ranked 125th).

Meanwhile, Winston Salem Christian National had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Kings 86-52. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 20 points or more this season.

Elevation Prep Academy better focus on containing Bradley Floyd and Josiah Johnson-Freeman as the pair were huge in Winston Salem Christian National's win. Floyd posted 20 points, while Johnson-Freeman earned 20 points. Those 20 points gave Johnson-Freeman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Elton James, who had 13 points.

Winston Salem Christian National's win was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Elevation Prep Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.

Elevation Prep Academy might still be hurting after the 67-44 loss they got from Winston Salem Christian National in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Elevation Prep Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.