The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights's game last Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They came out on top against Cardinal Gibbons by a score of 60-53. The win was all the more spectacular given North Raleigh Christian Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Cardinal Gibbons is ranked 83rd).
North Raleigh Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cody Dickerson out in front who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brennen Jefferson, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
North Raleigh Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Oak Forest at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Oak Forest's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they will head out on the road to take on Enloe at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Enloe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 last Saturday.
