Basketball Game Preview: Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions vs. Miami Valley Rams

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2024, 11:49am

Preview: Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions vs. Miami Valley Rams

After four games on the road, Emmanuel Christian Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Miami Valley Rams at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Emmanuel Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

On Wednesday, Emmanuel Christian Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to Miami Valley.

Emmanuel Christian Academy dropped their record down to 1-11 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.5 points per game. As for Miami Valley, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.

Emmanuel Christian Academy and Miami Valley were neck-and-neck when the teams last played on Wednesday, but Emmanuel Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 48-47 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miami Valley's Preslei Copper, who scored 27 points. Now that Emmanuel Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.