Bradford Prep hasn't had much luck against Christ the King recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bradford Prep Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christ the King Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Bradford Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.
Last Tuesday, Bradford Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-63 to Pine Lake Prep. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Pride are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Christ the King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corvian Community. The contest was a 22-22 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Christ the King's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Bradford Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Bradford Prep came up short against Christ the King in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 73-68. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christ the King's Marco Tampoya, who went 6 for 9 en route to 22 points in addition to six assists and six boards. Now that Bradford Prep 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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