Basketball Game Preview: Grove City Christian Eagles vs. Berne Union Rockets

Grove City Christian and Berne Union are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Grove City Christian Eagles will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Berne Union Rockets at 7:30 p.m. Grove City Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.

Grove City Christian is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a 61-45 bruising from London.

Grove City Christian might have lost, but man, Landon Brunicardi was a machine: he went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points. The dominant performance gave Brunicardi a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Harmeyer, who posted eight points along with 12 boards and five assists.

Meanwhile, Berne Union hadn't done well against Wellington School recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Berne Union managed a 50-46 win over Wellington School. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Rockets were the better team in the second half.

Grove City Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Berne Union, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.

Everything came up roses for Grove City Christian against Berne Union in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 68-38 win. Will Grove City Christian repeat their success, or does Berne Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.