Statesville Christian and University Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Statesville Christian Lions will host the University Christian Barracudas at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Statesville Christian: 26.3, University Christian: 28.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
University Christian will be up against a hot Statesville Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Statesville Christian's way against Salem Baptist Christian on Friday as Statesville Christian made off with a 26-2 victory. The Lions pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but University Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Hickory Christian Academy by a score of 59-50. With that win, the Barracudas brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
University Christian's win came from a few key players Statesville Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ellie Adams, who posted 29 points. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinsley Tompkins, who scored 19 points.
Statesville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.3 points per game. As for University Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Statesville Christian beat University Christian 32-23 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Statesville Christian repeat their success, or does University Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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