After both having extra time off, the Neuse Christian Academy Lions and the Hilltop Christian Chargers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on November 28th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Neuse Christian Academy suffered a tough 44-21 defeat at the hands of Oak Forest. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Neuse Christian Academy in their matchups with Oak Forest: they've now lost three in a row.
Morgan Little put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 8 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracyn Williams, who scored 6 points along with 6 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hilltop Christian lost to Cramerton Christian Academy on the road by a decisive 36-21 margin on Friday. Hilltop Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Hilltop Christian got a solid performance out of Meleah Bell, who scored 11 points. Bell scored a full 52.4% of Hilltop Christian's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Their wins bumped Neuse Christian Academy to 1-1 and Oak Forest to 3-0.
Neuse Christian Academy beat Hilltop Christian 39-32 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Neuse Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hilltop Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
