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

The Abbeville Christian Academy Generals will take on the Evangel Christian Academy Lions in a tournament on Monday. Abbeville Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season.

On Saturday, Abbeville Christian Academy strolled past Terrell Academy with points to spare, taking the game 46-32. The 46-point effort marked the Generals' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Abbeville Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayden Buckhannon led the charge by going 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Buckhannon 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 contests.

Meanwhile, Evangel Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They wrapped up 2024 with a 56-38 win over the Warriors.

Evangel Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Abbeville Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Evangel Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 57-55. Does Abbeville Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evangel Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.