After both having extra time off, the Zion Christian Academy Eagles and the Summertown Eagles will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Zion Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with ten straight losses, while Summertown will come in with six straight wins.
Two weeks ago, Zion Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Franklin Road Christian and lost 35-17. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Minutemen are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Summertown strolled past Giles County with points to spare last Saturday, taking the game 54-40.
Summertown pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Zion Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Zion Christian Academy took a serious blow against Summertown when the teams last played back in January, falling 91-16. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Zion Christian Academy was down 56-5.
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