The North Hills Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Statesville Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Hills Christian is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, North Hills Christian took a blow against Lake Norman Christian, falling 81-31. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Lions are ranked 167th).
The losing side was boosted by Maverick Ball, who posted 11 points. That was a full 35.5% of North Hills Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Statesville Christian came up short against Hickory Christian Academy on Monday and fell 68-60. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Statesville Christian now has a losing record at 7-8. As for North Hills Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
North Hills Christian lost to Statesville Christian on the road by a decisive 64-49 margin when the teams last played on Thursday. Can North Hills Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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