Basketball Game Preview: First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders vs. Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest and Spartanburg Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders will face off against the Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Greenwood Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Crusaders have suffered against the Hawks since February 8, 2022.

Meanwhile, Spartanburg Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Spartanburg Day on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 49-43 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.

Spartanburg Christian Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest was dealt a bruising 59-18 loss at the hands of Spartanburg Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spartanburg Christian Academy's Delaney Caldwell, who almost dropped a triple-double on 29 points, nine rebounds, and nine steals. Now that First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.