Basketball Preview: St. Bernard Prep Saints vs. Athens Bible Trojans
St. Bernard Prep hasn't had much luck against Athens Bible recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The St. Bernard Prep Saints will head out to challenge the Athens Bible Trojans at 7:45 p.m.
St. Bernard Prep is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game two weeks ago. They were beaten by Cullman Christian 48-16.
Meanwhile, Athens Bible was able to grind out a solid win over Woodville on Monday, taking the game 73-65.
Athens Bible's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Murrell led the charge by earning 19 points plus six assists and two steals. Murrell is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Bradford, who went 9 for 17 en route to 26 points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Athens Bible now has a winning record of 2-1. As for St. Bernard Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
St. Bernard Prep was taken down by Athens Bible 62-11 when the teams last played back in November. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Bernard Prep was down 34-2.
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