The Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors and the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Metrolina Christian Academy will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 21-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged Cape Fear Academy out 44-42. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 131st).
Metrolina Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Deangelo Walker, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 16 points, and Malachi Wilson, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy entered their tilt with Wake Christian Academy on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Bulldogs 82-45. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
With the win, Metrolina Christian Academy broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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