The Horizon Christian Academy Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Fideles Christian Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Horizon Christian Academy has five straight victories, Fideles Christian has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Horizon Christian Academy blew past Cornerstone Prep Academy, posting a 73-45 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted against Cornerstone Prep Academy since December 11, 2015.
Meanwhile, Fideles Christian came up short against Lanier Christian Academy on Tuesday and fell 73-64. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Lightning are ranked 52nd).
Horizon Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Hudson Blackstock, one of several Fideles Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Blackstock is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Shadburn, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points.
Fideles Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Horizon Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Horizon Christian Academy came up short against Fideles Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 74-65. Can Horizon Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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