Basketball Game Preview: Hammond Baptist Swordsmen vs. Westlake Christian Academy Eagles

The Hammond Baptist Swordsmen will venture away from home to take on the Westlake Christian Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

While Swordsmen fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They really took it to Community Baptist Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-28 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Swordsmen sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Westlake Christian Academy took care of business in their home opener on Monday. They walked away with a 52-40 win over HRK. Westlake Christian Academy pushed the score to 44-18 by the end of the third, a deficit HRK cut but never quite recovered from.

Everything came up roses for Hammond Baptist against Westlake Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 58-30 victory. Will the Swordsmen repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.