Basketball Game Preview: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions vs. ALA - Ironwood Warriors

The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions will face off against the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since February 8th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Seton Catholic by a score of 48-46. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the defeat, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Noah McKinney posted 18 points and three steals. The contest was McKinney's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Lambe, who put up six points and 12 rebounds.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, ALA - Ironwood's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 52-34 fall against Foothill. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

ALA - Ironwood's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Everything went Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's way against ALA - Ironwood in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Pusch Ridge Christian Academy made off with a 77-55 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was ALA - Ironwood's Noah Adkins, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pusch Ridge Christian Academy still be able to contain Adkins? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.