Basketball Game Preview: Mt. Zion Braves vs. Charleston Trojans

vs

Previous Games

01/16/25 - Away	74-56 W
02/07/24 - Away	67-42 W
01/11/24 - Home	56-29 W
02/22/23 - Neutral	70-47 W
01/12/23 - Home	70-40 W
+ 5 more games

Mt. Zion is 8-2 against Charleston since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Mt. Zion Braves will look to defend their home court against the Charleston Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Zion knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Charleston likes a good challenge.

On Saturday, Mt. Zion earned a 60-47 victory over Decatur Eisenhower.

Meanwhile, Charleston was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 54-53 to Marshall.

Charleston's loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Mt. Zion, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.

Mt. Zion strolled past Charleston in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 74-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Charleston's Luke Bonnstetter, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 16 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mt. Zion still be able to contain Bonnstetter? There's only one way to find out.