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| 02/20/24 - Neutral | 60-59 W |
| 02/05/22 - Away | 66-80 L |
| 01/13/22 - Home | 67-57 W |
| 02/02/21 - Away | 57-34 W |
| 01/30/21 - Home | 54-47 W |
| + 5 more games |
Cherokee Christian has gone 9-1 against Fideles Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cherokee Christian Warriors will be playing at home against the Fideles Christian Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cherokee Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against The King's Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cherokee Christian was outmatched by The King's Academy and fell 90-62. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Knights are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fideles Christian). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging an 89-60 win over New Creation Christian Academy. The Rangers pushed the score to 69-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had little chance of recovering from.
Fideles Christian's win came from a few key players Cherokee Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Xander Lipinski, who went 11 for 17 en route to 27 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Eli Shadburn was another key player, shooting 4-for-4 from deep and dropping a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Fideles Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.
Fideles Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-16. As for Cherokee Christian, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Cherokee Christian won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, slipping by Fideles Christian 60-59. Does Cherokee Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fideles Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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