Basketball Game Preview: Life Christian Eagles vs. New Lima Falcons

It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Life Christian Eagles challenge the New Lima Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Life Christian has three straight victories, New Lima has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Life Christian beat Cristo Rey 25-21.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-17, which was the final score in New Lima's tilt against Paden on Tuesday. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

New Lima's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Life Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.