Basketball Game Preview: First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders vs. Southside Christian Sabres

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest hasn't had much luck against Southside Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Easley HomeSchool.

Despite the loss, First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest had strong showings from Tucker Shealy, who posted 17 points along with five assists and five steals, and Ethan Flynn, who put up 13 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Shealy's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Boyce, who had nine points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Southside Christian came up short against Northside Christian Academy on Tuesday and fell 72-62. While losing is never fun, the Sabres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 35th).

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Southside Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest came up short against Southside Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 56-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southside Christian's Bryson Duck, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 22 points. 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.