Friendship Christian is 7-1 against Maranatha Christian Academy since November of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Friendship Christian Spartans' road trip will continue as they head out to face Maranatha Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on January 25th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Friendship Christian suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 87-63 loss at the hands of Sugar Hill Christian Academy. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Friendship Christian in their matchups with Sugar Hill Christian Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Friendship Christian might have lost, but man, Kevin Morozov was a machine: he scored 37 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Morozov has scored all season. Isaac Slavik was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Maranatha Christian Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took down Varsity Opponent 72-54. That's two games straight that Maranatha Christian Academy has won by exactly 18 points.
Friendship Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Maranatha Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Friendship Christian beat Maranatha Christian Academy 65-54 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Friendship Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
