Basketball Game Preview: Epiphany Falcons vs. Wayne Christian Eagles

Epiphany is 1-6 against Wayne Christian since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Epiphany Falcons duke it out with the Wayne Christian Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Tuesday, Epiphany was beaten by Wayne Country Day 75-31. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while the Chargers are ranked 49th).

Meanwhile, Wayne Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 83-22 loss at the hands of Greenfield.

Wayne Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Epiphany, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

Epiphany didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wayne Christian in their previous meeting on Monday, but they still walked away with a 58-52 victory. Does Epiphany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.