Basketball Game Preview: Whitefield Academy WolfPack vs. Grace Christian Academy Rams

The Whitefield Academy WolfPack will challenge the Grace Christian Academy Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitefield Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.

Whitefield Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They wrapped up 2024 with a 79-65 win over Villa Rica. Given the WolfPack's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 323rd), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hailey Houlder and Amelia Newman were among the main playmakers for Whitefield Academy as the former went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points along with six rebounds and five assists and the latter went 9 of 18 en route to 30 points along with six boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Houlder is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Emahni Chambliss, who posted ten points along with six boards and six steals.

Whitefield Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 14 consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy suffered their closest defeat since December 20, 2023 two weeks ago. They fell just short of Knoxville Catholic by a score of 55-53.

Whitefield Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Grace Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.