Basketball Game Preview: Community Christian Lions vs. Spring Baptist Academy Royals

The Community Christian Lions will venture away from home to take on the Spring Baptist Academy Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Community Christian will be strutting in after a win while Spring Baptist Academy will be coming in after a loss.

Community Christian took a loss when they played away from home back in January, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 35-20 victory over Lighthouse HomeSchool.

Makayla Nguyen had a dynamite game for Community Christian, putting up 18 points and five rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Nguyen has scored at least a third of Community Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylee Wright, who posted ten points.

Meanwhile, Spring Baptist Academy played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Faith Christian, falling 49-27. The Royals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-10.

Community Christian will have to contain Natalia Munoz as she made an impact in Spring Baptist Academy's last game. She had 12 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Addy Doelitsch, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and three steals.

Even though they lost, Spring Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Community Christian's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13. As for Spring Baptist Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Community Christian might still be hurting after the 43-20 defeat they got from Spring Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Doelitsch, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 22 boards. Now that Community Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.