Northside Christian Academy will head out on the road to take on the First Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-13, which was the final score in Northside Christian Academy's tilt against Open Bible Christian on Friday. Northside Christian Academy has struggled against Open Bible Christian recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, First Christian came up short against Countryside Christian last Thursday and fell 32-21. While losing is never fun, First Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while Countryside Christian is ranked 197th).
Despite the loss, First Christian saw an underclassman step up: Adrianna Graham scored six points along with 11 rebounds and five steals. Graham also posted two+ blocks for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Davis, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Northside Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for First Christian, their loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-4.
Northside Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against First Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-23 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
