Basketball Game Preview: Grace Christian Academy Rams vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Previous 5 Games

02/16/19 - Neutral	51-37 W
02/16/19 - Home	51-37 W
12/08/18 - Home	68-20 W
02/16/18 - Away	49-32 W
12/15/17 - Away	58-46 W

Grace Christian Academy is a perfect 5-0 against Notre Dame since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Grace Christian Academy Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. Grace Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Notre Dame likes a good challenge.

Grace Christian Academy will bounce into Monday's game after beating King's Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Grace Christian Academy walked away with a 75-67 win over King's Academy on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Notre Dame came up short against Boyd-Buchanan on Friday and fell 56-48. The Fighting Irish haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Grace Christian Academy will have to contain Gaas Herman as he made an impact in Notre Dame's last game. He posted 23 points. That was a full 47.9% of Notre Dame's points, marking the fifth time in a row Herman has put up more than a third of the team's points. Walt Wagnon was another key player, putting up eight points.

Grace Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.5 points over those games. As for Notre Dame, they now have a losing record of 14-15.

Grace Christian Academy strolled past Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in February of 2019 by a score of 51-37. Will Grace Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.