The Bethel Christian Academy Trojans will square off against the Gramercy Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethel Christian Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Bethel Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against New Bern Christian Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bethel Christian Academy was outmatched by New Bern Christian Academy and fell 45-14. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while New Bern Christian Academy are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Gramercy Christian hadn't done well against Epiphany recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Gramercy Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Epiphany 44-42.
Bethel Christian Academy better keep an eye on Addi Cook. She was instrumental in Gramercy Christian's win, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cate Wellspeak, who posted nine points.
Gramercy Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.5 points per game. As for Bethel Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Bethel Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gramercy Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 37-31 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gramercy Christian's Charlie McCawley, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bethel Christian Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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