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

The Bethel Assembly Christian Academy Eagles will face off against Bethel Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. Bethel Assembly Christian Academy had just enough and edged out Victory Christian 47-45. That's two games straight that Bethel Assembly Christian Academy has won by exactly two points.

Meanwhile, Bethel Christian came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down Ahoskie Christian 45-30. Bethel Christian pushed the score to 34-13 by the end of the third, a deficit Ahoskie Christian cut but never quite recovered from.

The victory got Bethel Assembly Christian Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Bethel Christian, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Bethel Assembly Christian Academy skirted past Bethel Christian 44-42 when the teams last played back in January. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethel Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.