It'll be Battle of the Birds when the North Hills Christian Eagles duke it out with the Lee Christian Falcons at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday... Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While North Hills Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 46-36 win over Rockwell Christian School on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Reese Merrell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 of 14 on her way to 20 points along with eight boards and six assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lee Christian). They blew past Haw River Christian Academy 56-28 on Monday.
Lee Christian's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-10. As for North Hills Christian, their record is now 6-3.
North Hills Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lee Christian when the teams last played back in November, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Hills Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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