The Pungo Christian Academy Raiders will face off against the Lawrence Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pungo Christian Academy is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Pungo Christian Academy came up short against Ridgecroft and fell 80-69.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Marshall Ricks, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Pungo Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Michael Cripe was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 19 points.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last 11 matchups, Lawrence Academy finally came back down to earth on Saturday. They were beaten by West Craven 73-30. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Pungo Christian Academy will have to contain Nike Wiggins as he made an impact in Lawrence Academy's last game. He had 13 points.
Pungo Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Lawrence Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-9 record.
Things could have been worse for Pungo Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-50 loss to Lawrence Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wiggins, who went 14 of 31 en route to 32 points and five boards. Now that Pungo Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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