Two dominant in Brayden Sweatman and Jaden Drake are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peoples Baptist Academy Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Appling Christian Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Peoples Baptist Academy is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Last Tuesday, Peoples Baptist Academy took a serious blow against the Eagles, falling 76-39. Peoples Baptist Academy has struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-26, which was the final score in Appling Christian Academy's tilt against the Saints on Thursday. Appling Christian Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-15.
Despite the defeat, Appling Christian Academy had strong showings from Xzayvier Anderson, who scored 11 points along with four steals, and Drake, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Drake has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played.
Peoples Baptist Academy has not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Appling Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10.
Peoples Baptist Academy strolled past the Eagles in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 59-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Drake, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Peoples Baptist Academy still be able to contain Drake? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
