Preview: Northside Christian Academy Knights vs. Indian Land Warriors
The Northside Christian Academy Knights will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Indian Land Warriors at 12:30 p.m. on December 27th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Northside Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Carmel Christian, taking the game 55-44.
Kyrell Shaw was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. The contest was his 15th in a row with at least ten points. Arael Jones was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Indian Land unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell just short of Victory Christian Center by a score of 59-56. Indian Land found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 16 to 5 on offense.
Despite the loss, Indian Land saw an underclassman step up: Michael Jones scored 25 points. Jones scored a full 44.6% of Indian Land's points, the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Drakeford, who scored 11 points.
Northside Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Indian Land, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Wednesday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Northside Christian Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 23.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Indian Land, though, as they've been averaging only 22.8 rebounds per game. Given Northside Christian Academy's sizeable advantage in that area, Indian Land will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
