Basketball Game Preview: Berean Christian vs. Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers

Berean Christian will head out to square off against the Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Last Friday, Berean Christian humbled Clayton-Bradley Academy with an 84-30 victory.

Josh Myers was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. Another player making a difference was Nate Ballinger, who went 6 of 7 en route to 18 points and three steals.

Berean Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Invest Collegiate Imagine put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Shining Rock Classical Academy 71-45. Fans of the Kingfishers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Berean Christian better keep an eye on Gabe Ordiway. He was instrumental in Invest Collegiate Imagine's win, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 12 steals. The dominant performance gave Ordiway a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Gorman, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals.

Berean Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Invest Collegiate Imagine, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Berean Christian and Invest Collegiate Imagine are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Berean Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.2 points per game. However, it's not like Invest Collegiate Imagine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.