Tidewater Academy is 1-9 against Banner Christian since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tidewater Academy Warriors will look to defend their home court against Banner Christian at 7:00 p.m. Tidewater Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 440th, while Banner Christian is ranked 184th).
Last Tuesday, Tidewater Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-48 to Fuqua. Tidewater Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Banner Christian came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 65-56 win over Brunswick Academy. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Tidewater Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Banner Christian, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Tidewater Academy took a serious blow against Banner Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 89-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tidewater Academy was down 66-7.
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