The Carolina Friends Quakers and the Cristo Rey Research Triangle Bulls will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Carolina Friends is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 64 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against The Burlington School on Thursday. They were beaten by the Spartans 74-21. The contest marked the Quakers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cristo Rey Research Triangle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Excelsior Classical Academy, falling 80-25. While losing is never fun, the Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 574th, while the Flying Lions are ranked 280th).
Carolina Friends' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cristo Rey Research Triangle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Carolina Friends against Cristo Rey Research Triangle in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 55-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Quakers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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