After flying high against Ahoskie Christian last Tuesday, the Greenville Christian Academy Knights came back down to earth. Greenville Christian Academy fell to New Bern Christian Academy 43-37. Greenville Christian Academy has not had much luck with New Bern Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Greenville Christian Academy lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Andrew Dove, who scored four points along with seven steals and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Dove, who scored ten points along with two steals.
New Bern Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Willis out in front who scored 11 points along with two steals. Benji Williams was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Greenville Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for New Bern Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenville Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Wilmington Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. New Bern Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Pungo Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Pungo Christian Academy will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive.
