Basketball Game Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Eagles vs. Coram Deo Academy Lions

The Legacy Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Coram Deo Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Legacy Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down McKinney Christian Academy 47-28 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Meanwhile, Coram Deo Academy entered their tilt with Episcopal School of Dallas on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles, sneaking past 44-42. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Eagles are ranked 772nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Coram Deo Academy pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.

Legacy Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Coram Deo Academy when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 41-39. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Coram Deo Academy's Selah Johnson, who posted 17 points and six steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Legacy Christian Academy still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.