Basketball Game Preview: Burlington Christian Academy Royals vs. Queen's Grant Stallions

The Burlington Christian Academy Royals will take on the Queen's Grant Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burlington Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Queen's Grant likes a good challenge.

Burlington Christian Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Southeast Alamance on Monday. Burlington Christian Academy took down Southeast Alamance 65-51.

Meanwhile, Queen's Grant unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to Victory Christian Center.

Burlington Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Ian Howard, one of several Queen's Grant players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 8 on his way to 18 points. Chase Smith was another key player, putting up six points along with nine rebounds and three steals.

Even though they lost, Queen's Grant was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Victory Christian Center only racked up eight assists.

Burlington Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Queen's Grant, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.