The Highland Baptist Christian Bears will be playing at home against Westminster Christian Academy at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Baptist Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Westminster Christian Academy is ranked 108th).
Last Monday, Highland Baptist Christian lost to Opelousas Catholic at home by a decisive 67-53 margin. Highland Baptist Christian has not had much luck with Opelousas Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Westminster Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Berchmans Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 47-38.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westminster Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zade Prejean, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Andres, who scored 13 points.
Highland Baptist Christian has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Westminster Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.