Preview: River City Believers Academy Soldiers vs. McCauley Christian Academy Warriors
River City Believers Academy has been on the road for 11 straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the McCauley Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully River City Believers Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
River City Believers Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 17, 2023 on Tuesday. Their rough 58-37 loss to First Baptist Academy might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for River City Believers Academy in their matchups with First Baptist Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
River City Believers Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Lukas Cox, who scored 12 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cox has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Brennen McGuire, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, McCauley Christian Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came out on top against Salem Sayers Baptist Academy by a score of 55-45.
River City Believers Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for McCauley Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8.
