The Lake Norman Christian Lions and the Victory Christian Center Kings will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Norman Christian is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since November 15th on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Charlotte Lab School a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked Lake Norman Christian's lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Center got the win against New Garden Friends on Friday by a conclusive 50-30. The Kings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Lake Norman Christian better keep an eye on Justyn Whitfield. He was instrumental in Victory Christian Center's win, going 8 for 14 on his way to 17 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Whitfield has scored at least a third of Victory Christian Center's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Marshall, who posted seven points and nine rebounds.
Victory Christian Center has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Lake Norman Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Lake Norman Christian was taken down by Victory Christian Center 85-44 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Lake Norman Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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