North Raleigh Christian Academy and Grace Christian met for a duel on Thursday where North Raleigh Christian Academy came out on top. The North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 win over the Grace Christian Crusaders. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 74-69 victory the Crusaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
North Raleigh Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Brennen Jefferson, who went 5 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds. Cody Dickerson was another key player, scoring 12 points.
When it comes to explaining why Grace Christian lost, don't look at Jimmy Zimmerman. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds. Another player making a difference was EJ Stokes, who scored eight points along with two steals.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Grace Christian, their record is now 1-3.
North Raleigh Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Greensboro Day School at 6:30 p.m. on December 3rd. Grace Christian has already played their next matchup, an 81-48 victory against American Leadership Academy-Johnston on the 25th.
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