North Raleigh Christian Academy is 10-0 against St. Mary since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights will challenge the St. Mary's Saints at 5:30 p.m. North Raleigh Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
North Raleigh Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-51 victory over Ravenscroft.
| 01/28/25 vs Ravenscroft | 40 |
| 01/24/25 @ Cary Academy | 21 |
| 01/20/25 @ Word of God Christian Academy | 28 |
| 01/17/25 vs Durham Academy | 15 |
| 01/14/25 vs St. Mary's | 29 |
Khloe Moye was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-6 from long range and dropping a double-double on 40 points and ten rebounds. Her evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Ray, who posted eight points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's hadn't done well against Durham Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. St. Mary's came out on top in a nail-biter against Durham Academy, sneaking past 47-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Saints have posted since December 3, 2024.
North Raleigh Christian Academy better focus on containing Molly Sather and Janelle Gyampo as the pair were huge in St. Mary's win. Sather earned 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Gyampo dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Sather a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Mary Marshall Rankin, who scored five points.
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for St. Mary's, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 11-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: North Raleigh Christian Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything went North Raleigh Christian Academy's way against St. Mary's in their previous matchup on January 14th, as North Raleigh Christian Academy made off with a 58-37 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gyampo, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Raleigh Christian Academy still be able to contain Gyampo? There's only one way to find out.
