Basketball Game Preview: Nativity BVM Green Wave vs. High Point Baptist Academy Eagles

The Nativity BVM Green Wave will challenge the High Point Baptist Academy Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Nativity BVM had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Ferndale on Saturday. Nativity BVM blew past Ferndale 69-43. The Green Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Trey Keating

Points

03/01/25 @ Ferndale	42
02/25/25 vs Weatherly	20
02/21/25 vs Lincoln Leadership Academy	19
02/12/25 vs Minersville	26
02/07/25 @ Central Mountain	33
+ 4 more games

Trey Keating was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 42 points and 12 rebounds. His big performance that afternoon made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Noah Dolbin, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.

Nativity BVM was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only High Point Baptist Academy walked away with it. They came out on top against the Flames by a score of 60-52 on Friday. 60 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

High Point Baptist Academy's win came from a few key players Nativity BVM will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carlos Torres, who shot 41% from the field to rack up 19 points and six rebounds. Mason Rogers was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 13 boards.

The victory was the third in a row for High Point Baptist Academy, bringing their record for this year to 17-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive boards: they averaged an imposing 14.33 offensive rebounds in those games compared to only 7.95 in the others. As for Nativity BVM, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Nativity BVM has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like High Point Baptist Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.