Basketball Game Preview: Eastgate Life Academy vs. Woody Gap Falcons

Eastgate Life Academy has gone 7-0 against Woody Gap recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Eastgate Life Academy will welcome the Woody Gap Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Woody Gap took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastgate Life Academy, who comes in off a win.

Eastgate Life Academy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating White Creek Christian Academy, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Eastgate Life Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-35 win over White Creek Christian Academy on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastgate Life Academy.

Eastgate Life Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zoey Barrett led the charge by going 6 for 12 on her way to 16 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Barrett a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Neely Anderson, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Woody Gap unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Eastgate Life Academy back in November of 2024, falling 39-13. The Falcons have struggled against Eastgate Life Academy recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Eastgate Life Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Woody Gap, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

Eastgate Life Academy took their victory against Woody Gap in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 39-13. Will Eastgate Life Academy repeat their success, or does Woody Gap have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.