Basketball Game Preview: Christ the King Crusaders vs. Mountain Island Charter Raptors

The Christ the King Crusaders will face off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Friday, Christ the King ended up a good deal behind Pine Lake Prep and lost 64-47. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Pride recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 81-70 to Community School of Davidson. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (66), the Raptors still had to take the loss.

Mountain Island Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Christ the King, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Christ the King didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mountain Island Charter when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 75-69 victory. Does Christ the King have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Island Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.