Basketball Game Preview: Evangel Christian Academy Lions vs. Abbeville Christian Academy Generals

The Evangel Christian Academy Lions will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Evangel Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

Evangel Christian Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Southwest Georgia Academy on Saturday. Evangel Christian Academy strolled past Southwest Georgia Academy with points to spare, taking the game 56-38.

Meanwhile, Abbeville Christian Academy didn't have too much trouble with Terrell Academy on Saturday as they won 46-32. The 46-point effort marked the Generals' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Abbeville Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Evangel Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jayden Buckhannon, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points in addition to five boards and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Abbeville Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riddge Crawford, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Abbeville Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.

Evangel Christian Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Evangel Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Abbeville Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 57-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Abbeville Christian Academy's Shi Crawford, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. Now that Evangel Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.