Basketball Game Preview: First Baptist Academy Eagles vs. Heritage Christian Eagles

First Baptist Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Heritage Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The First Baptist Academy Eagles will host the Heritage Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Tuesday, First Baptist Academy made easy work of Waterloo and carried off a 73-48 win.

It was another big night for Timothy De La Rosa, who went 11 for 19 on his way to 25 points and six steals. Another player making a difference was Matthew Levine, who went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points and seven assists.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage Christian). They blew past Austin Classical 87-48 on Tuesday. With the Eagles ahead 58-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.

First Baptist Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Heritage Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.