Basketball Game Preview: Geneva Classical Academy Knights vs. Foundation Christian Academy Panthers

The Geneva Classical Academy Knights will head out to challenge the Foundation Christian Academy Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Geneva Classical Academy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since January 26th last Monday. They claimed a resounding 59-19 victory over Champions Christian Academy. The Knights pushed the score to 45-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had no chance of recovering from.

Owen Zwolinski and Miguel Figueroa were among the main playmakers for Geneva Classical Academy as the former dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards and the latter dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Figueroa's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Luke Franklin was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points and five assists.

Meanwhile, Foundation Christian Academy scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 72-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gulf Coast HEAT. Even though they lost, the Panthers' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 51.8 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Geneva Classical Academy will need focus on slowing down Caleb Hagan, one of several Foundation Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Hagan has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Griffin, who posted 18 points.

The win made it two in a row for Geneva Classical Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Foundation Christian Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Geneva Classical Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.3 boards per game. However, it's not like Foundation Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.