Basketball Game Preview: Newport Christian Seahawks vs. Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles

The Newport Christian Seahawks will venture away from home to take on the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Newport Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against The Webb Schools on Friday. They took a 39-24 bruising from the Gauls. The loss was the Seahawks' first of the season.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Capistrano Valley Christian's strategy against Samueli Academy on Tuesday. Capistrano Valley Christian came out on top against Samueli Academy by a score of 36-25. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Capistrano Valley Christian pushed their record up to 4-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Newport Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Newport Christian skirted past Capistrano Valley Christian 39-36 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newport Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.