The Statesville Christian Lions will venture away from home to take on the Sheets Memorial Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Statesville Christian will be strutting in after a win while Sheets Memorial Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Statesville Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lee Christian 35-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Meanwhile, Sheets Memorial Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Shining Light Academy on Thursday and fell 29-27.
Despite the loss, Sheets Memorial Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lauren Hanner earned eight points in addition to seven rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Aleah Nixon, who posted seven points along with eight rebounds.
Sheets Memorial Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Statesville Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Statesville Christian beat Sheets Memorial Christian 22-9 when the teams last played back in November. The rematch might be a little tougher for Statesville Christian since the team 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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