The Carmel Christian Cougars will take on the Weddington Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Carmel Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Wesleyan Christian Academy 61-58. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Weddington didn't have too much trouble with Sun Valley on Friday as they won 60-42. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Spartans are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carmel Christian pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for Weddington, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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