Basketball Game Preview: Clayton-Bradley Academy Blazers vs. King's Academy Lions

After both having extra time off, the Clayton-Bradley Academy Blazers and the King's Academy Lions will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Clayton-Bradley Academy beats King's Academy with 61 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Clayton-Bradley Academy simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Temple Baptist Academy 61-21. That looming 61-21 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Blazers yet this season.

Clayton-Bradley Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mia Adkins led the charge by putting up 19 points along with eight steals and six assists. Adkins has become a key player for Clayton-Bradley Academy: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Bault, who posted 20 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

Meanwhile, King's Academy came tearing into two weeks ago's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 43-39 W over the Fighting Irish.

The victory got Clayton-Bradley Academy back to even at 4-4. As for King's Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Clayton-Bradley Academy took a serious blow against King's Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 79-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of King's Academy's Skylar Walden, who went 8 of 12 on her way to 23 points along with six steals and five assists. Now that Clayton-Bradley Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.