Preview: Neuse Christian Academy Lions vs. Friendship Christian Falcons
Two dominant in Josh Martin and Eugene Amadi are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Friendship Christian Falcons at 7:45 p.m.
Neuse Christian Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 14, 2023 on Tuesday. They were beaten by Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill 86-45. While losing is never fun, Neuse Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 616th, while Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill is ranked 303rd).
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They blew past Thales Academy Rolesville 55-30. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Friendship Christian has posted since November 21, 2023.
Neuse Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season. As for Friendship Christian, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Neuse Christian Academy suffered a grim 66-44 defeat to Friendship Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Amadi, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Neuse 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.
