Preview: Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots vs. Southeastern Christian Academy Warriors
The Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots will stay at home for another game and welcome the Southeastern Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on February 12th. Wilmington Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 644th, while Southeastern Christian Academy is ranked 269th).
On Friday, Wilmington Christian Academy had to suffer through a rough 71-33 loss at the hands of Hilltop Christian. Wilmington Christian Academy has struggled against Hilltop Christian recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Southeastern Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 63-46 victory over Dillon Christian.
Southeastern Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eric Nyberg, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Grady Price, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Wilmington Christian Academy's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Southeastern Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Wilmington Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 64-22 defeat at the hands of Southeastern Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Price, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Now that Wilmington Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
