Basketball Game Preview: Bethel Assembly Christian Academy Eagles vs. Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors

Two dominant forwards in McKinley Conner and Pierson Santiago are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bethel Assembly Christian Academy Eagles will be home for the holidays to greet the Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Bethel Assembly Christian Academy and three for Jacksonville Christian Academy.

Bethel Assembly Christian Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 20-point loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Northeast Academy by a score of 42-39 on Friday.

Conner put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. That was a full 38.5% of Bethel Assembly Christian Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Liverman, who had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Jacksonville Christian Academy played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 71-44 loss at the hands of Faith Christian Academy.

Jacksonville Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bethel Assembly Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

Bethel Assembly Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Jacksonville Christian Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, losing 65-48. Will Bethel Assembly Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.