Having just played yesterday, West Shore Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against the Conestoga Christian Cougars at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Shore Christian Academy has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Conestoga Christian will arrive with five straight wins.
On Thursday, West Shore Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-29 to Shalom Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, West Shore Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while Shalom Christian Academy is ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Conestoga Christian hadn't done well against Lititz Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Conestoga Christian had just enough and edged Lititz Christian out 31-28. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Conestoga Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points per game. As for West Shore Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
West Shore Christian Academy took their victory against Conestoga Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 46-22. In that matchup, West Shore Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 32-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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