Basketball Game Preview: Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers vs. Boiling Springs Bulldogs

The Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Boiling Springs Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Christ Church Episcopal is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

Last Saturday, Christ Church Episcopal lost to Porter-Gaud on the road by a 49-33 margin.

Boiling Springs hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down Woodruff 46-32 on Monday.

Boiling Springs' win came from a few key players Christ Church Episcopal will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Makenzie Kinard, who posted 18 points along with seven boards and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Karina Tsisun, who put up five points in addition to 11 boards and four blocks.

Boiling Springs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.

Boiling Springs' win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Christ Church Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

Christ Church Episcopal might still be hurting after the 50-29 defeat they got from Boiling Springs in their previous meeting on December 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tsisun, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Christ Church Episcopal knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.