Basketball Game Preview: Traverse City Christian Sabres vs. Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 1:20pm

Preview: Traverse City Christian Sabres vs. Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs

The Traverse City Christian Sabres will be playing at home against the Grand Traverse Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Traverse City Christian's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Grand Traverse Academy has been banged up by 18 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Last Thursday, Traverse City Christian earned a 53-40 victory over Leland. 53 seems to be a good number for Traverse City Christian as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, Grand Traverse Academy lost to Cadillac Heritage Christian on the road by a decisive 43-28 margin on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grand Traverse Academy in their matchups with Cadillac Heritage Christian: they've now lost five in a row.

Despite the defeat, Grand Traverse Academy saw an underclassman step up: Coby Bilderback scored nine points along with three steals.

Traverse City Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Grand Traverse Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.

Everything came up roses for Traverse City Christian against Grand Traverse Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2021 as the team secured a 81-30 win. Will Traverse City Christian repeat their success, or does Grand Traverse Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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