Basketball Preview: Northside Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Palmetto Christian Academy
Northside Christian Academy is 0-10 against the since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northside Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to take on Palmetto Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Northside Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They really took it to Thomas Sumter Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-33 win at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Northside Christian Academy.
Northside Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Campbell Childers, who scored 17 points along with five assists and five steals, and Natalie Walke, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. Kaleigh Howell was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Palmetto Christian Academy's game on Monday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics by a score of 54-41.
Northside Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Palmetto Christian Academy's record now sits at 13-6.
Things could have been worse for Northside Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-31 loss to the when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmetto Christian Academy's Cokey Suddeth, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Northside Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
