Basketball Game Preview: Marshall Christian Academy Guardians vs. King's Academy Knights

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Home	70-43 W
01/26/23 - Home	50-40 W
01/25/22 - Away	47-35 W
01/11/22 - Home	52-50 W
01/29/21 - Home	62-30 W
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Marshall Christian Academy is a perfect 10-0 against King's Academy since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Marshall Christian Academy Guardians will look to defend their home court against the King's Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m.

Marshall Christian Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 12, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 63-32 defeat at the hands of Arkansas. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1117th in Texas, while the Razorbacks are ranked 211th in Arkansas).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for King's Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Christian Home Educators by a score of 31-24 on Friday.

King's Academy had a senior duo take command as Everett Hollis posted 12 points and seven rebounds and Brayden Madison earned four points along with seven boards and three steals.

King's Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points over those games. As for Marshall Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Marshall Christian Academy against King's Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 70-43 victory. Does Marshall Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will King's Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.