United Christian Academy is 1-6 against Mt. Carmel Christian Academy since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The United Christian Academy Crusaders will head out to square off against the Mt. Carmel Christian Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
United Christian Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since December 15, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Ridgeview Christian by a score of 37-34. United Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel Christian Academy played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 64-35 loss at the hands of Blue Ridge Christian. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Bears are ranked 141st).
United Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Darbi Hunsberger, one of several Mt. Carmel Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points. Haelyn Morris was another key player, putting up eight points.
Mt. Carmel Christian Academy's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for United Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
United Christian Academy took their win against Mt. Carmel Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 53-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for United 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.
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