Two dominant guards in Thamerin Balthazar and Bailey Timmons are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Alexandria Trojans will square off against the John Curtis Christian Patriots on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alexandria is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Riverdale with a sharp 58-35 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask John Curtis Christian). They blew past Teurlings Catholic 78-42 on Monday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Rebels are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Curtis Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Alexandria's win bumped their record up to 25-6.
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