The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will be home for the holidays to greet the Triad Baptist Christian Academy Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hickory Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Triad Baptist Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
Hickory Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They secured a 98-94 W over North Hills Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Triad Baptist Christian Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Grove Christian. While losing is never fun, Triad Baptist Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Union Grove Christian is ranked 116th).
Hickory Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Triad Baptist Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.