Basketball Game Preview: Stone Ridge Christian Knights vs. Stockton Christian Eagles

The Stone Ridge Christian Knights will take on the Stockton Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

If Stone Ridge Christian beats Stockton Christian with 58 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Stone Ridge Christian beat Waterford on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 58-20. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 24 points or more this season.

Stone Ridge Christian found their leader in sophomore Bella Ewing, who posted 30 points and five assists. That makes it 22 consecutive games in which Ewing has scored at least a third of Stone Ridge Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Tailynn Dungy, who had 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Stone Ridge Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Stockton Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They breezed past Quarry Lane to the tune of 51-24 on Tuesday.

Stockton Christian pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.7 points over those games. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.