Basketball Preview: Cramerton Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Hilltop Christian Chargers
The Cramerton Christian Academy Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Hilltop Christian Chargers at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cramerton Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Cramerton Christian Academy will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Tabernacle Christian, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Cramerton Christian Academy walked away with a 48-41 win over Tabernacle Christian. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
It was another big night for Brayden Johnson, who went 6 for 13 en route to 13 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Llanos, who had 13 points.
Hilltop Christian's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Union Grove Christian on Monday. Hilltop Christian took down Oak Forest 58-44.
Hilltop Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Caleb Barbour out in front who went 7 for 11 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Philip Joyner was another key player, going 6 for 12 en route to 18 points.
Hilltop Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Cramerton Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cramerton Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hilltop Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Cramerton Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 64-36 loss at the hands of Hilltop Christian in their previous matchup back in November. Can Cramerton Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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