Basketball Game Preview: Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers vs. Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots

The Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers will head out to square off against the Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pipestem Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.

Pipestem Christian Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Beth Haven Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pipestem Christian Academy blew Beth Haven Christian out of the water with a 76-30 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 44 point advantage.

Pipestem Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaiah Dove led the charge by going 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points gave Dove a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Enoch Gonderman, who posted 16 points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of St. Albans by a score of 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Patriots have suffered since February 16, 2024.

The victory was the third in a row for Pipestem Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 11-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Calvary Baptist Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-3.

Pipestem Christian Academy took a serious blow against Calvary Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 92-38. Can Pipestem Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.