Basketball Game Preview: Columbia Academy Bulldogs vs. Battle Ground Academy Wildcats

The Columbia Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Battle Ground Academy Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Columbia Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 7th on Tuesday. They came up short against Providence Christian Academy, falling 69-45. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the LIONS are ranked ninth).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Battle Ground Academy challenged Middle Tennessee Christian on Tuesday. Battle Ground Academy took their match with ease, bagging an 82-33 victory over Middle Tennessee Christian. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

Battle Ground Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for Columbia Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.

Columbia Academy came up short against Battle Ground Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 59-52. Can Columbia Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.