Preview: Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions vs. Lafayette Christian Cougars
Holy Ground Baptist Academy is 2-8 against Lafayette Christian since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Both teams will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
Holy Ground Baptist Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were outmatched by Trinity Christian School of Griffin on the road and fell 76-34. Holy Ground Baptist Academy has struggled against Trinity Christian School of Griffin recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lafayette Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 74-50 margin over Praise Academy. The victory was nothing new for Lafayette Christian as they're now sitting on five straight.
Lafayette Christian had a senior duo take command as Bruno Tellez scored 36 points along with eight rebounds and five steals and Joshua Zapata scored 22 points along with two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Tellez has scored at least a third of Lafayette Christian's points. Vakiel Hammett was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Holy Ground Baptist Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 7-7. As for Lafayette Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Holy Ground Baptist Academy came up short against Lafayette Christian in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 62-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tellez, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Holy Ground Baptist Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
