The North Hills Christian Eagles will face off against the Statesville Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Hills Christian will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
North Hills Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Statesville Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. North Hills Christian came out on top against Statesville Christian by a score of 45-32 on Thursday.
Reese Merrell was her usual excellent self, going 7 of 15 on her way to 18 points along with eight boards and seven assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of North Hills Christian's points. Ava Kibler was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Statesville Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.4 points per game. As for North Hills Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: North Hills Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 39.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Statesville Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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