Mount Pisgah Christian Academy and the Clarksville Christian Centurions will face off at 4:30 p.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mount Pisgah Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Blue Ridge Christian as Mount Pisgah Christian Academy made off with a 44-22 win.
Kaylynn Walls continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mount Pisgah Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerra Jones, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Clarksville Christian waltzed into their match on Thursday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 74-35 victory over Jefferson Christian Academy.
Clarksville Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lauren Hassell out in front who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Hassell has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last nine times she's played. Alessia Nesbitt was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with three steals.
Mount Pisgah Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Clarksville Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 20-9.
Friday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Mount Pisgah Christian Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 38.8% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Clarksville Christian struggles in that department as they've made 40.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mount Pisgah Christian Academy came up short against Clarksville Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 45-32. Thankfully for Mount Pisgah Christian Academy, Caroline Watts (who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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