Basketball Game Preview: Hill Freedman World Academy vs. John Bartram Braves

Hill Freedman World Academy has won four straight games at home, while John Bartram has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. Hill Freedman World Academy will host the John Bartram Braves at 3:15 p.m. One thing working in Hill Freedman World Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.

Last Saturday, Hill Freedman World Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 70-69 to Carver High School of Engineering & Science. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (62), Hill Freedman World Academy still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, John Bartram beat Central 54-43 on Tuesday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Lancers are ranked 650th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hill Freedman World Academy better keep an eye on Joseph Mccutchen. He was instrumental in John Bartram's win, putting up 18 points. The game was Mccutchen's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Khasir Greene, who posted 11 points.

John Bartram is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Hill Freedman World Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.