Preview: Greenville Christian Academy Knights vs. Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots
Greenville Christian Academy is 1-9 against Wilmington Christian Academy since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Greenville Christian Academy Knights just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on January 19th. Greenville Christian Academy is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Greenville Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-49 to New Bern Christian Academy.
Wilmington Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Friday. They were beaten by Wilson Christian Academy 53-20. While losing is never fun, Wilmington Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while Wilson Christian Academy is ranked 186th).
The losing side was boosted by Kaylie Naki, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds.
Greenville Christian Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Greenville Christian Academy strolled past Wilmington Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 47-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenville Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
