Basketball Game Preview: Brandon Academy Scorpions vs. New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles

The Brandon Academy Scorpions will head out on the road to take on the New Jerusalem Christian Academy Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Brandon Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Brandon Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past American Youth Academy 49-46.

Brandon Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rashad Carriera led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Carriera is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Harris, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Meanwhile, New Jerusalem Christian Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They managed a 41-35 win over the Warriors.

Brandon Academy better keep an eye on Elijah Marcellus. He was instrumental in New Jerusalem Christian Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Marcellus continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Donathan Edwards, who posted four points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

New Jerusalem Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Brandon Academy, their record is now 5-1.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Brandon Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36 boards per game. However, it's not like New Jerusalem Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.