After both having extra time off, The Christian Academy and the Jenkintown Drakes will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Jenkintown will be coming in after a loss.
Two weeks ago, The Christian Academy beat Morrisville 62-52.
Meanwhile, Jenkintown was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy on the road by a 59-42 margin. While losing is never fun, the Drakes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 602nd, while the Falcons are ranked 167th).
The Christian Academy will have to keep a close watch on Jon Williams and Angel Rivera, a pair of players who had a big impact on Jenkintown's prior game. Williams posted 13 points and five rebounds, while Rivera earned nine points.
The Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Jenkintown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
The Christian Academy came up short against Jenkintown in their previous matchup back in January, falling 53-44. Can The Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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