Basketball Game Preview: Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets vs. Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles

By Team Reports Dec 19, 2023, 3:23am

Preview: Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets vs. Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles

The Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Saturday, Detroit Country Day came up short against Northville and fell 67-56. While losing is never fun, Detroit Country Day can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while Northville is ranked 221st).

Meanwhile, Plymouth Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over University Liggett on Friday, taking the game 61-48. With that win, Plymouth Christian Academy brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.

Plymouth Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dylan Beasley, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds, and Ray Weber, who scored 17 points along with six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Beasley has scored at least 25% of Plymouth Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Sexton, who scored eight points.

Detroit Country Day bumped their record down to 1-3 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.