Coastal Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars in a holiday battle at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at. Coastal Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 134th in North Carolina, while Our Lady of Mount Carmel is ranked fifth in Maryland).
On Wednesday, Coastal Christian came up short against Westchester Country Day and fell 59-47.
The losing side was boosted by Aidan Davies, who scored 19 points. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was George Robertson, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Mount Carmel entered their tilt with St. Frances Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Our Lady of Mount Carmel secured a 57-51 W over St. Frances Academy on Tuesday. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Our Lady of Mount Carmel has scored all season.
Coastal Christian's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
