Basketball Game Preview: Grace Christian vs. St. Joseph Central Irish

Grace Christian will venture away from home to square off against the St. Joseph Central Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for Grace Christian against Wood County Christian as the team secured a 66-36 victory. Grace Christian pushed the score to 48-27 by the end of the third, a deficit Wood County Christian had little chance of recovering from.

Bryce Ray

Steals (Career)

02/07/25 vs Wood County Christian	5
02/01/25 @ Cross Lanes Christian	3
01/03/25 @ Tolsia	3
12/21/24 vs Pipestem Christian Academy	3
01/12/24 @ Victory Baptist Academy	3

Bryce Ray was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-14 to rack up 24 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnston, who went 6-for-7 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds.

Wahama typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday St. Joseph Central proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the White Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 62-47. The Irish haven't had any issues with the White Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The victory made it two in a row for Grace Christian and bumps their season record up to 9-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for St. Joseph Central, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Everything came up roses for Grace Christian against St. Joseph Central when the teams last played back in March of 2021, as the squad secured a 79-52 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.