Basketball Preview: Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles vs. Faith Christian Academy Conquerors
Raleigh Christian Academy has gone 8-1 against Faith Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Faith Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Raleigh Christian Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Shining Light Academy on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Knights, falling 71-27.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 87-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of Community Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (57), the Conquerors still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Andrew Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Howard, who scored 22 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Faith Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Raleigh Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Raleigh Christian Academy against Faith Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, as the squad secured a 71-36 win. In that match, Raleigh Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 36-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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