Two dominant guards in Alaina Griffin and Khloe Moye are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Metrolina Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Friday, Metrolina Christian Academy greeted the New Year with with a 49-31 win over Hickory Grove Christian.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Raleigh Christian Academy). They snuck past Louisburg with a 64-59 victory back in December of 2024. The win was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Metrolina Christian Academy better focus on containing Moye and Keaton Rikard as the pair were huge in North Raleigh Christian Academy's win. Moye dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards, while Rikard posted 19 points along with five assists and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Moye has scored at least a third of North Raleigh Christian Academy's points. Presley Ray was another key player, putting up eight points.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Metrolina Christian Academy was taken down by North Raleigh Christian Academy 71-34 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Metrolina Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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