Basketball Game Preview: Clinton Christian Academy Patriots vs. Plaza Heights Christian Academy

Clinton Christian Academy is 0-10 against Plaza Heights Christian Academy since January of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Clinton Christian Academy Patriots will head out on the road to challenge Plaza Heights Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Clinton Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Clinton Christian Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Outreach Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clinton Christian Academy blew Outreach Christian out of the water with a 62-15 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 565th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Parker Lowe was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points and seven steals. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. Isaac Curnutte was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to five assists and five steals.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Plaza Heights Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of El Dorado Christian by a score of 60-57. While Plaza Heights Christian Academy didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating El Dorado Christian 18-8 in the first quarter.

Plaza Heights Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Clinton Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

Clinton Christian Academy came up short against Plaza Heights Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 47-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plaza Heights Christian Academy's Luke Jones, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 boards. Now that Clinton Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.