The Columbia Tigers and the Impact Christian Academy Lions will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Columbia didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Suwannee, but they still walked away with a 69-65 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Impact Christian Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They took down the Tigers 66-51.
Impact Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Columbia will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ronald Clark, who posted 23 points. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Jones, who had 14 points.
Impact Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Columbia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Columbia beat Impact Christian Academy 68-58 in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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