Bethesda Academy is 8-2 against First Preparatory Christian Academy since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Bethesda Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Bethesda Academy will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bethesda Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Colleton Prep Academy, posting a 70-32 victory at home. Given Bethesda Academy's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 143rd in Georgia, while Colleton Prep Academy is ranked 303rd in South Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jacari Mckay, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan King, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Even though First Preparatory Christian Academy has not done well against Robert Toombs Christian Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. First Preparatory Christian Academy walked away with an 84-72 win over Robert Toombs Christian Academy. The win was just what First Preparatory Christian Academy needed coming off of a 89-58 loss in their prior match.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead First Preparatory Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaiden Thomas, who scored 27 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thomas has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Moore, who scored 22 points along with five assists and two steals.
Bethesda Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for First Preparatory Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Bethesda Academy strolled past First Preparatory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 81-63. Does Bethesda Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Preparatory Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
