Holy Ground Baptist Academy is 2-8 against Central Christian since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions will square off against the Central Christian Crusaders at 5:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Holy Ground Baptist Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Hearts Academy. The Stallions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Central Christian entered their tilt with Praise Academy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They secured a 68-63 W over the Lions.
Holy Ground Baptist Academy better focus on containing Carter Patterson and Avery Steidinger as the pair were huge in Central Christian's win. Patterson dropped a double-double on 18 points and 21 rebounds, while Steidinger went 11 for 21 en route to 27 points in addition to six assists and five boards. With that strong performance, Patterson is now averaging an impressive 9.1 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Lukas Crane, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.
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 eight consecutive matchups.
Central Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Holy Ground Baptist Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Holy Ground Baptist Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Central Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 73-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Ground Baptist Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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