Preview: North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights vs. Central Carolina Prep Defenders
The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights will be playing at home against the Central Carolina Prep Defenders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Raleigh Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 81-52 win over John Paul II Catholic on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Raleigh Christian Academy.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Raleigh Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brennen Jefferson, who scored 19 points along with three steals. Cody Dickerson was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Central Carolina Prep came up short against New Life Christian Academy on Saturday and fell 68-57. While losing is never fun, Central Carolina Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while New Life Christian Academy is ranked 122nd).
North Raleigh Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Central Carolina Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
