The University Christian Barracudas will venture away from home to face off against the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. University Christian will be strutting in after a win while St. Thomas More Academy will be coming in after a loss.
University Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Statesville Christian with a 32-27 victory.
University Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kinsley Tompkins, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Adams, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More Academy came up short against Thales Academy Apex on Friday and fell 44-31. While losing is never fun, the Chancellors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Titans are ranked 178th).
University Christian will need to focus on slowing down Adella Dehring, one of several St. Thomas More Academy players who made an impact when they last played. She scored eight points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Dehring has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Winnie Dehring, who had ten points.
University Christian's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.8 points over those games. As for St. Thomas More Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
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