Basketball Game Preview: Jefferson Christian Academy Eagles vs. Gardendale Rockets

The Jefferson Christian Academy Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Gardendale Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Jefferson Christian Academy earned a 68-60 win over Coosa Christian.

Justin Beckham

Rebounds

01/07/25 @ Coosa Christian	21
01/06/25 vs Moody	13
01/03/25 @ Westminster School at Oak Mountain	18
01/02/25 vs Gardendale	14
12/30/24 vs Westbrook Christian	11

Justin Beckham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 21 boards. He has been hot, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Belser, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 21 points and three blocks.

Meanwhile, Gardendale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 86-50 loss at the hands of Clay-Chalkville. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Cougars are ranked 24th).

Jefferson Christian Academy pushed their record up to 14-8 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 74.0 points per game. As for Gardendale, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.

Jefferson Christian Academy came up short against Gardendale in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 76-66. Can Jefferson Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.