Basketball Game Preview: East Linn Christian Academy Eagles vs. Crosshill Christian Eagles

East Linn Christian Academy has gone a perfect 5-0 against Crosshill Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. We've got a battle between Eagles coming up. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If East Linn Christian Academy beats Crosshill Christian with 56 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. East Linn Christian Academy simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Waldport 56-22. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Crosshill Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 47-43 W against the Dragons.

Crosshill Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. As for East Linn Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.

East Linn Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Crosshill Christian in their previous matchup back in January, winning 55-45. Will East Linn Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Crosshill Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.