Basketball Game Preview: Pamlico Christian Academy Mariners vs. Fellowship Christian Academy

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 7:01am

Preview: Pamlico Christian Academy Mariners vs. Fellowship Christian Academy

Pamlico Christian Academy is 4-0 against Fellowship Christian Academy since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pamlico Christian Academy Mariners will be playing at home against Fellowship Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Pamlico Christian Academy's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Fellowship Christian Academy has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.

Even though Pamlico Christian Academy has not done well against Christ Covenant recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Pamlico Christian Academy enjoyed a cozy 67-49 victory over Christ Covenant.

Pamlico Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Max Cruz, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, and James Howard, who scored 27 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Cruz has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Michael Hodge was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Fellowship Christian Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-42 loss to Thomas Academy on Tuesday.

Pamlico Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Fellowship Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Everything went Pamlico Christian Academy's way against Fellowship Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as Pamlico Christian Academy made off with a 63-37 win. Will Pamlico Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Fellowship Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.