Basketball Game Preview: Fayetteville Street Christian Patriots vs. Tabernacle Christian Rams

Fayetteville Street Christian is 2-7 against Tabernacle Christian since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fayetteville Street Christian Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tabernacle Christian Rams at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Fayetteville Street Christian is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Calvary Christian, falling 45-23. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Cougar are ranked 270th).

Meanwhile, Tabernacle Christian entered their contest against Woodland Baptist Christian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Tabernacle Christian lost 60-36 to Woodland Baptist Christian. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tabernacle Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-6. As for Fayetteville Street Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Fayetteville Street Christian took a serious blow against Tabernacle Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 57-15. Can Fayetteville Street Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.