Basketball Game Preview: Paideia Pythons vs. King's Ridge Christian Tigers

The Paideia Pythons will square off against the King's Ridge Christian Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Paideia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.

Last Tuesday, Paideia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 74-68 to Business Engineering Science Tech. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Pythons still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, King's Ridge Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost to St. Francis on the road by a 79-61 margin.

Paideia's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for King's Ridge Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.

Paideia came up short against King's Ridge Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 60-52. Can Paideia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.