Basketball Game Preview: HALO Wolfpack vs. Georgia Force Christian Blue Knights

The HALO Wolfpack are taking a road trip to challenge the Georgia Force Christian Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Monday, HALO didn't have too much trouble with Covington Academy as they won 77-58.

HALO's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trenton Grissom, who dropped a triple-double on 29 points, 11 boards, and 13 assists. Grissom's evening made it 16 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Kenneth Haynes was another key player, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 21 rebounds.

Grissom wasn't the only one working in the assists department: HALO was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Georgia Force Christian had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They blew past the Royals 88-44. The Blue Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 23 points or more this season.

Georgia Force Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.3 points per game. As for HALO, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-12.

HALO lost to Georgia Force Christian on the road by a decisive 90-74 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can HALO avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.