The Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots will square off against the Fayetteville Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilmington Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.9 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Wilmington Christian Academy came up short against Southeastern HomeSchool and fell 62-54. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
12/10/24 @ Southeastern HomeSchool | 4 |
12/07/24 @ Alamance Christian | 7 |
12/06/24 @ Wilson Christian Academy | 3 |
12/03/24 @ Scotland Christian Academy | 4 |
11/26/24 vs Dixon | 4 |
11/25/24 @ Jacksonville | 3 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Trent Davies, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 18 points in addition to five assists and four steals. He has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Mattox, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fayetteville Christian). They really took it to The O'Neal School for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-20 victory. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Fayetteville Christian's win came from a few key players Wilmington Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Avery Perusek, who posted 17 points. Ethan Durgadin was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Fayetteville Christian's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Wilmington Christian Academy and Fayetteville Christian are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Wilmington Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.9 points per game. However, it's not like Fayetteville Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.