Basketball Game Preview: Faith Christian Academy Conquerors vs. Christ Covenant Spartans

The Faith Christian Academy Conquerors will challenge the Christ Covenant Spartans on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Faith Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 58-27 win over Pamlico Christian Academy. The Conquerors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christ Covenant). Everything went their way against Northeast Academy on Tuesday as they made off with a 64-40 victory. The Spartans have beaten the Eagles the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.

Faith Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Christ Covenant, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.

Faith Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Christ Covenant when the teams last played back in January, winning 60-47. Will the Conquerors repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.