Basketball Game Preview: Grace Christian Crusaders vs. NC GBB Academy National Eagles

The Grace Christian Crusaders will take on the NC GBB Academy National Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Grace Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.

Grace Christian will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 64-point drubbing they dealt GRACE Christian on Monday. Grace Christian took their game with ease, bagging a 78-14 win over GRACE Christian. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.

Grace Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jordan Speller, who posted 17 points in addition to eight steals and seven assists, and Isa Roman, who earned 12 points along with eight steals and five assists. The contest was Speller's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was AdAorA Mogbo, who had ten points along with seven boards and three steals.

Meanwhile, NC GBB Academy National is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Friends' Central. NC GBB Academy National lost to Friends' Central on the road by a 64-46 margin. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Grace Christian pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.9 points. As for NC GBB Academy National, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.

Grace Christian strolled past NC GBB Academy National in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 64-48. Will Grace Christian repeat their success, or does NC GBB Academy National have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.