Basketball Game Preview: Victory Baptist Warrior vs. Bible Baptist Christian Eagles

The Victory Baptist Warrior will take on the Bible Baptist Christian Eagles in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Friday, Victory Baptist beat HALO 60-53. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warrior.

Victory Baptist's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Kuykendall led the charge by putting up 11 points. Kuykendall has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Brayden Jameson was another key player, posting six points and 15 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Bible Baptist Christian hadn't done well against Byne Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bible Baptist Christian claimed a resounding 64-36 win over Byne Christian. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Bible Baptist Christian pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.3 points. As for Victory Baptist, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.

Victory Baptist couldn't quite finish off Bible Baptist Christian in their previous meeting on Tuesday and fell 48-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bible Baptist Christian's Trent Hamilton, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 25 points along with five boards and three steals. Now that Victory Baptist knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.