Marshall Christian Academy is 0-4 against Word of God Academy since November of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Marshall Christian Academy Guardians will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Word of God Academy Force at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Marshall Christian Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bishop Gorman on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marshall Christian Academy was dealt an 83-51 defeat at the hands of Bishop Gorman.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Word of God Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a hard 55-38 fall against Shreveport HomeSchool Sports. The contest marked Word of God Academy's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Word of God Academy might have lost, but man, Taj Bell was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Bell has been hot , having posted nine or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was George Franklin, who scored four points in addition to three steals.
Word of God Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for Marshall Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Marshall Christian Academy and Word of God Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Marshall Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 62-61 loss. Can Marshall Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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