Basketball Game Preview: Ascension Academy Cardinals vs. All Saints Episcopal School Patriots

Ascension Academy is 2-8 against All Saints Episcopal School since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ascension Academy Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the All Saints Episcopal School Patriots. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Ascension Academy will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 22-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They skirted past Southcrest Christian 51-49.

Meanwhile, All Saints Episcopal School had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Crusaders 61-11. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-6.

All Saints Episcopal School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Ascension Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.

Ascension Academy took a serious blow against All Saints Episcopal School when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 71-38. Will Ascension Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.