New Bern Christian Academy will face off against the Trinity Christian Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with New Bern Christian Academy sitting on four straight victories and Trinity Christian on seven.
New Bern Christian Academy is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since February 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 32-30 victory over Pamlico Christian Academy.
Jamie Lavoie continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7-for-16 on her way to 14 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of New Bern Christian Academy's points.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Trinity Christian against Gramercy Christian on Friday as the team secured a 63-35 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 matches by 20 points or more this season.
New Bern Christian Academy better focus on containing Riley Burnham and Macey Skinner as the pair were huge in Trinity Christian's win. Burnham dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 boards, while Skinner dropped a double-double with 18 points and 23 rebounds. Those 23 rebounds gave Skinner a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kenna Overton, who posted 11 points.
Trinity Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 28 consecutive contests.
New Bern Christian Academy pushed their record up to 21-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points over those games. As for Trinity Christian, their record now sits at 30-5.
New Bern Christian Academy came up short against Trinity Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 56-51. Can New Bern Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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