Basketball Game Preview: Summit Christian Academy Falcons vs. East Fairmont Bees

The Summit Christian Academy Falcons will take on the East Fairmont Bees in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Summit Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

If East Fairmont heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Summit Christian Academy took over last week. Summit Christian Academy enjoyed a cozy 62-47 win over Mount View on Tuesday.

Summit Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was MJ Patton, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 20 points and five assists. The matchup was Patton's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Patton, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six assists.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely East Fairmont's strategy against Philip Barbour on Tuesday. East Fairmont was the clear victor by a 60-39 margin over Philip Barbour. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bees.

Summit Christian Academy better keep an eye on Cole VanGilder. He was instrumental in East Fairmont's win, going 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacen Beckley, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points.

Summit Christian Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for East Fairmont, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Summit Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34 rebounds per game. However, it's not like East Fairmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.