Basketball Game Preview: Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors vs. Victory Baptist Academy Saints

The Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Victory Baptist Academy Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

If Mount Hope Christian Academy beats Victory Baptist Academy with 84 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Mount Hope Christian Academy claimed a resounding 84-51 victory over West Logan Christian Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mount Hope Christian Academy.

Mount Hope Christian Academy relied on the efforts of RYAN PERRY, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds, and TALAN CARON, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Those 19 points gave PERRY a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of MALACHI FLOHR, who posted 12 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Mount Hope Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Victory Baptist Academy back in December of 2024. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Elk Valley Christian out of the water with a 63-33 final score. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.

Mount Hope Christian Academy's record is now 7-9. As for Victory Baptist Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Mount Hope Christian Academy suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to Victory Baptist Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Victory Baptist Academy's Isaac Conaway, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 12 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Now that Mount Hope 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.