Basketball Game Preview: Yavneh Academy Bulldogs vs. Fellowship Academy Mustangs

The Yavneh Academy Bulldogs will square off against the Fellowship Academy Mustangs at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Yavneh Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They managed a 62-57 victory over Wylie Prep Academy.

Yavneh Academy can attribute much of their success to Jordyn Spalding, who almost dropped a triple-double with 23 points, nine assists, and nine steals, and Lilly Yalovsky, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Spalding's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Yael Trachtingot, who posted seven points and six boards.

Yavneh Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Fellowship Academy entered their tilt with Heritage Christian on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 13. They took their match with ease, bagging a 69-31 win over the Eagles. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 games by 21 points or more this season.

Yavneh Academy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. As for Fellowship Academy, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-2.