Preview: Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints vs. Friendship Christian Commanders
Mount Juliet Christian Academy is 0-10 against Friendship Christian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mount Juliet Christian Academy Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Friendship Christian Commanders at 10:00 a.m. Mount Juliet Christian Academy is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Mount Juliet Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Davidson Academy and lost 58-44.
Despite the defeat, Mount Juliet Christian Academy got a solid performance out of Greeir Goddard-hammond, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Goddard-hammond has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Frewin, who scored 11 points.
Even though Friendship Christian has not done well against Goodpasture Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Friendship Christian beat Goodpasture Christian by the very same score they won with last week: 69-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Friendship Christian.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Friendship Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 70-36 defeat at the hands of Friendship Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Can Mount Juliet Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
