The North Hills Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Carmel Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Hills Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Carmel Christian will come in with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, North Hills Christian ended up a good deal behind Statesville Christian and lost 59-41.
North Hills Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gio Ortiz, who posted 13 points and six rebounds, and Maverick Ball, who had 14 points along with seven boards and three steals. That was a full 34.1% of North Hills Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Carmel Christian beat Weddington 60-52 on Saturday.
North Hills Christian better keep an eye on Bryce Slay. He was instrumental in Carmel Christian's win, going 8 of 16 en route to 22 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The game was Slay's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Kennedy, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 14 points.
North Hills Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Carmel Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. North Hills Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 58.4 points per game. However, it's not like Carmel Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.4 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
North Hills Christian took a serious blow against Carmel Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2017, falling 95-39. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Hills Christian was down 67-29.
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