Basketball Game Preview: Central Christian Crusaders vs. CrossPointe Christian Academy Cavaliers

Central Christian has gone 3-0 against CrossPointe Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Central Christian Crusaders will host the CrossPointe Christian Academy Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Central Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully CrossPointe Christian Academy likes a good challenge.

Central Christian will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against CrossPointe Christian Academy on Friday. Everything went Central Christian's way against CrossPointe Christian Academy as Central Christian made off with a 78-53 win.

Rocky Steidinger was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 41 points and 21 rebounds. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Steidinger, who posted 13 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

Central Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.

Central Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.8 points per game. As for CrossPointe Christian Academy, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.