Basketball Game Preview: Suffolk Christian Academy Knights vs. Portsmouth Christian Patriots

Suffolk Christian Academy is 2-7 against Portsmouth Christian since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 5:15 p.m. Suffolk Christian Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

If Suffolk Christian Academy beats Portsmouth Christian with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Suffolk Christian Academy walked away with a 35-27 victory over Bethel Christian last Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly eight points.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth Christian played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Greenbrier Christian Academy, falling 43-14. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Suffolk Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Portsmouth Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Suffolk Christian Academy and Portsmouth Christian were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Suffolk Christian Academy came up empty-handed after a 31-30 loss. Can Suffolk Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.