Hickory Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. The Hickory Christian Academy Knights and the Statesville Christian Lions will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hickory Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Statesville Christian likes a good challenge.
Even though Salem Baptist Christian scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Hickory Christian Academy still came out on top. Hickory Christian Academy took their contest against Salem Baptist Christian 66-55.
Statesville Christian suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Davidson Day, falling 81-11. While losing is never fun, Statesville Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while Davidson Day is ranked 69th).
Hickory Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Statesville Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
Hickory Christian Academy took their win against Statesville Christian in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 68-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
