Basketball Game Preview: First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders vs. Greenwood Christian Hawks

The First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders will face off against the Greenwood Christian Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.

Last Friday, First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest lost to Spartanburg Day on the road by a 64-50 margin. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Griffins recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest might have lost, but man, Tucker Shealy was a machine: he posted 22 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Shealy is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 23 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Flynn, who earned 12 points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greenwood Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Spartanburg Christian Academy 55-38 on Monday.

Greenwood Christian's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest came up short against Greenwood Christian in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 59-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenwood Christian's Isaiah Scott-Palacios, who had 29 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Now that First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.