Fayetteville Academy has won five straight games at home, while Harrells Christian Academy has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Fayetteville Academy Eagles will host the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fayetteville Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Rocky Mount Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Fayetteville Academy was the clear victor by a 73-53 margin over Rocky Mount Academy on Tuesday. Given Fayetteville Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Rocky Mount Academy is ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Harrells Christian Academy on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Faith Christian out of the water with a 72-29 final score. With the Crusaders ahead 50-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Fayetteville Academy better focus on containing Antonio Mckoy and Zicareian Mcneil as the pair were huge in Harrells Christian Academy's win. Mckoy went 8 for 10 on his way to 20 points and five steals, while Mcneil made all 5 shots he took to post 14 points along with seven assists and five steals. The game was Mckoy's 15th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dashaun Mckoy, who posted 11 points.
Fayetteville Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Harrells Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 25-2.
Fayetteville Academy couldn't quite finish off Harrells Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 64-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mckoy, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 13 boards. Now that Fayetteville 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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