Preview: Mercer Christian Academy Cavaliers vs. Victory Baptist Academy Saints
Mercer Christian Academy is 8-2 against Victory Baptist Academy since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Both teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mercer Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
A well-balanced attack led Mercer Christian Academy over Elk Valley Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mercer Christian Academy blew Elk Valley Christian out of the water with a 75-45 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Mercer Christian Academy had established a 29 point advantage.
It was another big night for MJ Patton, who scored 25 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Eli Patton, who scored 15 points along with six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Victory Baptist Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Lewisburg Baptist Academy on Thursday, taking the game 46-37.
Mercer Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Victory Baptist Academy, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.
Mercer Christian Academy beat Victory Baptist Academy 55-47 in their previous meeting on February 5th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Victory Baptist Academy's Landon Cormican, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mercer Christian Academy still be able to contain Cormican? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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