The Neuse Christian Academy Lions suffered their biggest defeat since November 14, 2023 on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, falling 86-45. While losing is never fun, Neuse Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 616th, while Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill is ranked 303rd).
Despite the loss, Neuse Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Aiden Graham scored 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Martin, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill was led to victory by Kyren Smith and Noah Kim. Smith dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 assists, while Kim went 11 for 15 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kim has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Zachary Powery, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Neuse Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Neuse Christian Academy will take on Friendship Christian at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Friendship Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Trinity Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
