The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will take on the Tabernacle Christian Conquerors in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at. Hickory Christian Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 460 points over their last six matchups.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hickory Christian Academy beat Triad Baptist Christian Academy 56-52. That's two games straight that Hickory Christian Academy has won by exactly four points.
Meanwhile, Tabernacle Christian came up short against Union Grove Christian on Tuesday and fell 59-46. While losing is never fun, Tabernacle Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while Union Grove Christian is ranked 140th).
Hickory Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Tabernacle Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Hickory Christian Academy took their victory against Tabernacle Christian when the teams last played on December 5th by a conclusive 92-72. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
