The Mountain City Christian Academy Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Grace Christian Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain City Christian Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Grace Christian will come in with 12 straight wins.
Mountain City Christian Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Colony on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Knights and fell 54-23. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian had just enough and edged Mountain City Christian Academy out 60-58. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Lions are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grace Christian pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for Mountain City Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Mountain City Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Grace Christian in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 60-58. Can Mountain City Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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