Basketball Game Preview: Whitefield Academy WolfPack vs. King's Ridge Christian Tigers

Whitefield Academy hasn't had much luck against King's Ridge Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Whitefield Academy WolfPack just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the King's Ridge Christian Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Whitefield Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season.

Whitefield Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Landmark Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Whitefield Academy blew Landmark Christian out of the water with a 58-27 final score. Given the WolfPack's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the War Eagles are ranked 382nd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Whitefield Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emahni Chambliss led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Chambliss a new career-high in blocks (two). Hailey Houlder was another key player, putting up 17 points along with six boards and four steals.

Meanwhile, King's Ridge Christian can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 46-45 win over Landmark Christian.

King's Ridge Christian's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Whitefield Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.

Whitefield Academy might still be hurting after the 43-19 loss they got from King's Ridge Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Whitefield Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.