The Faith Christian Patriots and the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Christian is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Faith Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rocky Mount Academy last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Faith Christian took a blow against Rocky Mount Academy, falling 65-33. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-12.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pungo Christian Academy). In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 58-57 win over Eastern Christian HomeSchool. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 168th).
Faith Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Pungo Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Everything went Faith Christian's way against Pungo Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November, as Faith Christian made off with a 49-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Faith Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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