The Burlington School Spartans will square off against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The Burlington School is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home last Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fayetteville Academy 51-19.
The Burlington School found their leader in sophomore Alaiyah Mitchell, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, 11 rebounds, and ten steals. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Harrelson, who posted 12 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Raleigh Christian Academy). They put the hurt on Chatham HomeSchool with a sharp 62-42 victory on Tuesday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-10.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keaton Rikard led the charge by going 7 for 9 en route to 19 points plus six assists and six rebounds. Khloe Moye was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
North Raleigh Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
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