Hilltop Christian is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Wilmington Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hilltop Christian Chargers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, everything went Hilltop Christian's way against Greenville Christian Academy as Hilltop Christian made off with a 72-51 victory. The Chargers pushed the score to 56-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
| 01/22/24 @ Southside Christian | 42 |
| 02/09/24 @ Wilmington Christian Academy | 33 |
| 01/08/24 @ Faith Christian Academy | 32 |
| 01/16/25 @ Greenville Christian Academy | 30 |
| 12/05/24 vs Cramerton Christian Academy | 29 |
It was another big night for Caleb Manriquez, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine boards. That's the most points he has posted since back in February of 2024. Joseph McCabe was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took to post 14 points.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Christian Academy got the win against Wake Christian Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 67-45.
Wilmington Christian Academy found their leader in freshman Trent Davies, who went 9 of 15 en route to 28 points. Davies is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 15 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Maddox Batts, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Hilltop Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hilltop Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.6 points per game. However, it's not like Wilmington Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for Hilltop Christian against Wilmington Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-41 victory. Will Hilltop Christian repeat their success, or does Wilmington Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
