Preview: Open Bible Christian vs. Gainesville Christian Community Warriors
Open Bible Christian is 6-0 against Gainesville Christian Community since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Having just played yesterday, Open Bible Christian will get right back to it and host the Gainesville Christian Community Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Open Bible Christian has four straight wins, Gainesville Christian Community has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Open Bible Christian strolled past Corinth Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 59-41.
Meanwhile, Gainesville Christian Community lost a heartbreaker to Hope Christian Academy when they met back in December of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Tuesday. Gainesville Christian Community had to suffer through a rough 58-29 loss at the hands of Hope Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Gainesville Christian Community can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 681st, while Hope Christian Academy is ranked 233rd).
Open Bible Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Gainesville Christian Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything came up roses for Open Bible Christian against Gainesville Christian Community in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 64-27 victory. Will Open Bible Christian repeat their success, or does Gainesville Christian Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
