Basketball Game Preview: KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Warriors vs. Lovett Lions

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate is 2-8 against Lovett since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Warriors will head out to face off against the Lovett Lions at 5:00 p.m. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Lovett likes a good challenge.

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Lovett, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate took down Lovett 63-47 on Friday.

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate will need to focus on slowing down Casani Bartlett, one of several Lovett players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Bartlett a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Gadsden, who posted 11 points and eight boards.

Even though they lost, Lovett smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Lovett, their record is now 15-10.