Basketball Game Preview: Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots vs. Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders

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Previous Games

01/23/25 - Neutral	69-50 W
02/02/24 - Away	61-49 W
02/03/23 - Home	61-27 W
02/04/22 - Away	64-39 W
02/07/20 - Away	42-49 L
+ 5 more games

Hitchcock-Tulare has gone 8-2 against Sunshine Bible Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots will look to defend their home court against the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders at 7:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Hitchcock-Tulare ended up a good deal behind James Valley Christian and lost 54-37. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, Sunshine Bible Academy lost to Highmore/Harrold at home by a 61-44 margin on Tuesday.

Hitchcock-Tulare will have to keep a close watch on Jerome Big Eagle and Trey Thieman, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sunshine Bible Academy's prior game. Big Eagle posted eight points and six rebounds, while Thieman scored 15 points. That was a full 34.1% of Sunshine Bible Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Hague, who had six points.

Even though they lost, Sunshine Bible Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Sunshine Bible Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

Hitchcock-Tulare strolled past Sunshine Bible Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 69-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Thieman, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 23 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hitchcock-Tulare still be able to contain Thieman? There's only one way to find out.