Basketball Game Preview: Ezekiel Academy Knights vs. Ballard Christian Eagle

Ezekiel Academy has gone 6-1 against Ballard Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Knights will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Eagle at 7:30 p.m. Ezekiel Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Ballard Christian likes a good challenge.

Ezekiel Academy saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging an 82-55 win over East Central HomeSchool.

Elijah Taylor

Points

11/25/25 vs East Central HomeSchool	27
11/24/25 vs Varsity Opponent	6
11/20/25 @ Ballard Christian	21
11/04/25 @ Oaks	22
11/01/25 vs Rocket City	14
+ 2 more games

Elijah Taylor and Kelson Free were among the main playmakers for Ezekiel Academy as the former shot 50% from the field en route to 27 points and three steals and the latter went 7-for-14 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 16.4 points per game. Justice Dakwa was another key player, shooting 83% from the field to rack up 10 points and seven rebounds.

Ezekiel Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Ballard Christian scored the most points they've had this season last Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 80-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ezekiel Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Eagle still had to take the loss.

Ezekiel Academy will have to contain Keaton Murphy as he made an impact in Ballard Christian's last game. He dropped a double-double with 45 points and 11 boards. The game was Murphy's fourth in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohlton Harrelson, who went 7-for-10 en route to 14 points and five steals.

Ezekiel Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ballard Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.

Ezekiel Academy beat Ballard Christian 80-70 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Eagle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.