Make it eight blowout wins for the Northside Christian Academy Knights this season. They blew past Hickory Grove Christian 70-12 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-6.
Northside Christian Academy's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brianna Carelock, who scored 14 points along with seven steals. Another player making a difference was JaKaila Gaskin, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hickory Grove Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Northside Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Northside Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Metrolina Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 19th. Metrolina Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 331st, while Northside Christian Academy is ranked 91st). Hickory Grove Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Westminster Catawba Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 23rd.
