Victory Baptist and Sugar Hill Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Victory Baptist Warrior will get right back to it and host the Sugar Hill Christian Academy Stallions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Victory Baptist will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Trinity Prep, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Victory Baptist was the clear victor by a 79-58 margin over Trinity Prep on Monday.
Dontaye Bell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 16 boards. Victory Baptist is 8-4 when Bell posts ten or more rebounds, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Davis, who posted 13 points along with seven boards and three steals.
Victory Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sugar Hill Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss since November 21, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Covenant Christian Academy, falling 84-58.
Victory Baptist will need focus on slowing down Randall Fanning, one of several Sugar Hill Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He had 15 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Nolan Swift, who put up 18 points and eight rebounds.
Victory Baptist is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Sugar Hill Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Victory Baptist has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sugar Hill Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Victory Baptist strolled past Sugar Hill Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 68-52. Does Victory Baptist have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sugar Hill Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
