Preview: Carolina Academy Bobcats vs. Christian Academy Saints
Carolina Academy is 0-7 against Christian Academy since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Carolina Academy Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christian Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carolina Academy has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Christian Academy will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Carolina Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 30-24 to Florence Christian. Carolina Academy has not had much luck with Florence Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
In what's become a running theme this season, Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They breezed by Williamsburg Academy on the road to the tune of 42-0. 42 seems to be a good number for Christian Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Carly Belle Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Claire MacDonald, who scored six points along with eight steals.
Carolina Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Carolina Academy might still be hurting after the 41-19 defeat they got from Christian Academy in their previous matchup on January 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of MacDonald, who scored 12 points along with eight steals and five assists. Now that Carolina Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
