Basketball Game Preview: Atlantic Christian Cougars vs. King's Christian Knights

Atlantic Christian has gone 8-2 against King's Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Atlantic Christian Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the King's Christian Knights. Atlantic Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.

Atlantic Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Calvary Academy, posting an 81-41 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Warrior are ranked 412th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for Charlie Costello, who posted 52 points. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alex Newhall, who had eight points.

Meanwhile, King's Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They snuck past the Mustangs with a 49-43 victory.

King's Christian found their leader in sophomore Owen Atkins, who scored 21 points. Atkins is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Lawlor, who put up ten points.

King's Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Atlantic Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Atlantic Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over King's Christian in their previous meeting back in January, winning 46-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atlantic Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.