Basketball Game Preview: Harmony Christian Hawks vs. Kearny Christian Academy

The Harmony Christian Hawks will challenge Kearny Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harmony Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Kearny Christian Academy will come in with four straight wins.

Harmony Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Trinity Christian on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Harmony Christian was outmatched by Trinity Christian and fell 52-20. The Hawks were down 39-13 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Despite the defeat, Harmony Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Edric Boateng posted nine points and six rebounds. That was a full 45% of Harmony Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, Kearny Christian Academy hadn't done well against Abundant Life Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Kearny Christian Academy came out on top against Abundant Life Academy by a score of 46-38. While Kearny Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Kearny Christian Academy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Harmony Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Harmony Christian was dealt a bruising 91-37 defeat at the hands of Kearny Christian Academy when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kearny Christian Academy's Hamadou Seidou, who earned 38 points along with six assists and six steals. Now that Harmony Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.