Basketball Game Preview: Plaza Heights Christian Academy vs. Christian Fellowship

Plaza Heights Christian Academy is 1-9 against Christian Fellowship since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Plaza Heights Christian Academy just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face Christian Fellowship at 5:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Center Place 54-23. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Plaza Heights Christian Academy just coasted through the last quarter.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Christian Fellowship's strategy against Lighthouse Prep Academy back in December of 2024. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Christian Fellowship blew Lighthouse Prep Academy out of the water with a 56-20 final score. That's two games straight that Christian Fellowship has won by exactly 36 points.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy better keep an eye on Ariya Barton. She was instrumental in Christian Fellowship's win, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Barton a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Kate Bradley, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 12 points.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points per game. As for Christian Fellowship, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy suffered a grim 47-22 defeat to Christian Fellowship when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Plaza Heights Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.