North Georgia Christian Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 27-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Friendship Christian Spartans by a score of 64-62 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 557th, while the Spartans are ranked 210th).
Despite the loss, North Georgia Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Beaver went 14 of 28 on his way to 40 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That was a full 64.5% of North Georgia Christian Academy's points, marking the 16th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Roland, who put up eight points and seven boards.
Friendship Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amir Bryant out in front who scored 19 points. Bryant is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Kevin Morozov was another key player, putting up 16 points.
North Georgia Christian Academy dropped their record down to 4-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Friendship Christian, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
North Georgia Christian Academy will face off against Philadelphia Christian School at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Georgia Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season. As for Friendship Christian, they will challenge Crossroads Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 31st. Friendship Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Crossroads Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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