Sugar Hill Christian Academy and Victory Baptist are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Sugar Hill Christian Academy Stallions will square off against the Victory Baptist Warrior at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sugar Hill Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
Sugar Hill Christian Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Covenant Christian Academy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sugar Hill Christian Academy lost 84-58 to Covenant Christian Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Stallions have suffered since November 21, 2024.
Despite their defeat, Sugar Hill Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Randall Fanning, who posted 15 points in addition to seven assists and four steals, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Nolan Swift, who put up 18 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Victory Baptist over Trinity Prep in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Everything went Victory Baptist's way against Trinity Prep as Victory Baptist made off with a 79-58 win.
Sugar Hill Christian Academy better keep an eye on Dontaye Bell. He was instrumental in Victory Baptist's win, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Bell a new career-high in boards. Isaiah Davis was another key player, putting up 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Victory Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Victory Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Sugar Hill Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sugar Hill Christian Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 38.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Victory Baptist struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Sugar Hill Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Victory Baptist when the teams last played two weeks ago, losing 68-52. Can Sugar Hill Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
