Basketball Game Preview: Friendship Christian Spartans vs. Crossroads Christian Academy

Friendship Christian has gone 3-0 against Crossroads Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Friendship Christian Spartans will host Crossroads Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Friendship Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.

If Friendship Christian beats Crossroads Christian Academy with 64 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Friendship Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 win over North Georgia Christian Academy on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Knights are ranked 554th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Friendship Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Amir Bryant, who posted 19 points. The matchup was Bryant's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Morozov, who put up 16 points.

Meanwhile, Crossroads Christian Academy came up short against War Hill Christian Academy two weeks ago and fell 57-48. Crossroads Christian Academy hasn't had much luck with War Hill Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Friendship Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Crossroads Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Friendship Christian strolled past Crossroads Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a score of 60-45. Will Friendship Christian repeat their success, or does Crossroads Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.