Basketball Game Preview: Patrick Henry Academy Patriots vs. Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors

The Patrick Henry Academy Patriots will challenge the Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Patrick Henry Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-39 win over Spartanburg Day. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Griffins are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Spartanburg Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 55-48.

The victory (which was Patrick Henry Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points over those games. As for Spartanburg Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.