The Pungo Christian Academy Raiders will be playing at home against the Lawrence Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pungo Christian Academy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Pungo Christian Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past New Bern Christian Academy 46-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Pungo Christian Academy has posted since November 27, 2023.
Allison Sawyer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 23 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alden Taylor, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 52-46 to Ridgecroft. While losing is never fun, Lawrence Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while Ridgecroft is ranked 35th).
Lawrence Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Samantha Hughson, who scored 13 points along with seven steals. Hughson hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Ellie Farmer was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with three steals.
Pungo Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Lawrence Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Pungo Christian Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 44.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lawrence Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 33.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pungo Christian Academy came up short against Lawrence Academy in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 40-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hughson, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Now that Pungo Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
