Basketball Game Preview: Rock Springs Christian Academy vs. Pike County Pirates

Rock Springs Christian Academy are taking a road trip to face off against the Pike County Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Springs Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.

Rock Springs Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Heritage just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were dealt an 80-36 defeat at the hands of the Hawks. Rock Springs Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-18.

The losing side was boosted by Jase Nichols, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.

Meanwhile, Pike County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a hard 66-47 fall against Morgan County. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 557th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 142nd).

Rock Springs Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Pike County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.

Rock Springs Christian Academy barely slipped by Pike County in their previous meeting last Monday, winning 67-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Springs Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.