The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Carolina Friends Quakers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Carolina Friends took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Neuse Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
Neuse Christian Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Kerr-Vance Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lions blew the Spartans out of the water with a 68-30 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-12.
Neuse Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Reed Ransone, who went 5-for-8 en route to 14 points along with eight boards and three steals. Carter Brown was another key player, shooting 55% from the field on his way to 13 points.
Neuse Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kerr-Vance Academy only posted one.
Meanwhile, Carolina Friends came up short against New Garden Friends on Tuesday and fell 45-34. The Quakers have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Carolina Friends now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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