Ravenscroft hasn't had much luck against North Raleigh Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Ravenscroft Ravens will be playing at home against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 6:15 p.m.
Ravenscroft is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Grace Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ravenscroft was dealt a 78-39 defeat at the hands of Grace Christian. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Crusaders are ranked fourth).
St. Mary's typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday North Raleigh Christian Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 57-47 win over the Saints. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Ravenscroft will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Khloe Moye, who shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of North Raleigh Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Keaton Rikard, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 19 points along with six boards and five assists.
North Raleigh Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Ravenscroft, their loss dropped their record down to 11-14.
Ravenscroft ended up a good deal behind North Raleigh Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Tuesday, losing 70-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moye, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 40 points and ten rebounds. Now that Ravenscroft knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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