Basketball Game Preview: Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders vs. Harvest Community Warriors

The Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders will face off against the Harvest Community Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Old Plank Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

If Old Plank Christian Academy beats Harvest Community with 47 points on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Old Plank Christian Academy came out on top against University Christian by a score of 47-34 on Tuesday.

Old Plank Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Mia Wilkins went 10 of 17 en route to 24 points and five steals and Jenna Jiannuzzi posted eight points along with ten rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wilkins has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Bennett, who put up nine points.

Meanwhile, Harvest Community unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They were beaten by Bishop Snyder 53-17. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Cardinals are ranked 111th).

Harvest Community's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.

Old Plank Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Harvest Community when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 44-37. Will Old Plank Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Harvest Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.