Basketball Game Preview: Aurora Christian Academy Arrows vs. Mountain Grove Christian Academy EAGLES

The Aurora Christian Academy Arrows will square off against the Mountain Grove Christian Academy EAGLES at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Aurora Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.

Aurora Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed past Rivers of Life Christian to the tune of 67-34. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Arrows had established a 30 point advantage.

Sawyer Jones

Points

02/14/25 vs Rivers of Life Christian	33
01/28/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent	33
02/06/25 @ Lebanon HomeSchool	32
12/17/24 @ Mountain Grove Christian Academy	29
01/30/25 vs Riverview Bible Baptist Christian	28
+ 14 more games

It was another big night for Sawyer Jones, who went 12-for-19 en route to 33 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Aurora Christian Academy is 2-1 when Jones posts 30 or more points, but 9-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rowen Haynes, who posted 14 points and six steals.

Meanwhile, Mountain Grove Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 48-42 to Maranatha Baptist Academy.

Aurora Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Mountain Grove Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Aurora Christian Academy beat Mountain Grove Christian Academy 69-58 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Aurora Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Mountain Grove Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.