Basketball Game Preview: Tiftarea Academy Panthers vs. Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers

By Team Reports Dec 4, 2023, 12:07am

Preview: Tiftarea Academy Panthers vs. Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers

The Tiftarea Academy Panthers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Central Fellowship Christian Academy Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on December 4th. Tiftarea Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Central Fellowship Christian Academy is ranked ninth).

Tiftarea Academy's 19-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 57-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southwest Georgia Academy on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Central Fellowship Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Deerfield-Windsor on Friday, but they still walked away with a 48-44 victory.

Central Fellowship Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Kennedy Bradshaw , who scored 17 points, and Kiersten Rogers, who scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Rogers hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Morgan Riley, who scored 7 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.

Tiftarea Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Central Fellowship Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.

Tiftarea Academy couldn't quite finish off Central Fellowship Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November and fell 53-51. Can Tiftarea Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.