Basketball Game Preview: Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights vs. Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers

Macon-East Montgomery Academy has gone 5-0 against Southern Prep Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights will take on the Southern Prep Academy Fighting Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Thursday, Macon-East Montgomery Academy ended up a good deal behind Abbeville Christian Academy and lost 66-47.

Macon-East Montgomery Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Thaddeus McKinney, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points. The dominant performance gave McKinney a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Johnson, who posted ten points.

Meanwhile, Southern Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 68-31 loss at the hands of Springwood. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Wildcats are ranked 189th).

Southern Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Macon-East Montgomery Academy against Southern Prep Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the team secured a 76-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Macon-East Montgomery Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.