Basketball Game Preview: Hammond Skyhawks vs. Northside Christian Academy Crusaders

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Previous 3 Games

02/14/23 - Away	77-55 W
11/27/18 - Home	77-28 W
11/30/17 - Away	67-27 W

Hammond is 3-0 against Northside Christian Academy since November of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hammond Skyhawks will head out to challenge the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Hammond is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Gray Collegiate Academy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 60-48 to the War Eagles. The game marked the Skyhawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy entered their contest against Augusta Christian on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Northside Christian Academy took an 86-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of Augusta Christian. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 81st in South Carolina, while the Lions are ranked tenth in Georgia).

Hammond will need focus on slowing down Jaylen Weaver, one of several Northside Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 10 of 24 en route to 21 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Weaver a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hilton Dessausure, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 19 points and four steals.

Hammond's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Northside Christian Academy, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-5.

Hammond took their victory against Northside Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 77-55. Does Hammond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northside Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.