The SouthLake Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
SouthLake Christian Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Concord Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. SouthLake Christian Academy was dealt a 76-37 loss at the hands of Concord Academy. While losing is never fun, SouthLake Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while Concord Academy is ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Metrolina Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Westminster Catawba Christian and fell 69-37.
SouthLake Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Deangelo Walker, one of several Metrolina Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted ten points and three steals. Walker has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Gadd, who put up seven points and four steals.
Metrolina Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for SouthLake Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
SouthLake Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Metrolina Christian Academy in their previous meeting on January 14th, sneaking past 51-48. Does SouthLake Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Metrolina Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
