Basketball Game Preview: Ambassador Christian School Lions vs. Carmel Christian Cougars

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ambassador Christian School Lions challenge the Carmel Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Ambassador Christian School is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Oak Ridge Military Academy 78-39. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Eagles are ranked 158th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, on TuesdayGreater Cabarrus S kept up with Carmel Christian until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Carmel Christian took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-37 victory over Greater Cabarrus S.

Carmel Christian's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Ambassador Christian School, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.

Ambassador Christian School won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup last Tuesday, slipping by Carmel Christian 48-47. Does Ambassador Christian School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carmel Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.