Basketball Game Preview: Appling Christian Academy Eagles vs. Peoples Baptist Academy Knights

Having just played yesterday, the Appling Christian Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Peoples Baptist Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Appling Christian Academy sitting on five straight wins and Peoples Baptist Academy on three.

Appling Christian Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Crossroads Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Appling Christian Academy blew Crossroads Christian Academy out of the water with a 65-26 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.

Appling Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Jaden Drake, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Drake has scored at least a third of Appling Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzayvier Anderson, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 18 points.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Peoples Baptist Academy on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Grace Christian out of the water with a 67-25 final score. With the Knights ahead 34-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Appling Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for Peoples Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.

Appling Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 63-36 defeat at the hands of Peoples Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in February. Can Appling Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.