Basketball Game Preview: King's Christian Knights vs. Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy Falcons

The King's Christian Knights will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. King's Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.

King's Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: The Pilgrim Academy, who was ranked 16th at the time (King's Christian was ranked 14th). King's Christian walked away with a 52-41 victory over The Pilgrim Academy on Friday.

King's Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Matt Johnson out in front who posted 17 points. Johnson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Pickard, who had 14 points.

Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy in a 59-42 victory over Jenkintown on Friday. The squad ran away with 46 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.

King's Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.

King's Christian came up short against Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 59-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy's Kendall Bratten, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. Now that King's Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.