The Burlington Christian Academy Royals will take on the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Burlington Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against The Burlington School on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Burlington Christian Academy was outmatched by The Burlington School and fell 70-41. The contest marked the Royals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eastern Alamance, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They snuck past Orange with a 66-60 victory on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Panthers are ranked 39th).
Burlington Christian Academy better focus on containing Mason Murphy and Ja'Vier Tinnin as the pair were huge in Eastern Alamance's win. Murphy almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards, while Tinnin went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Tinnin is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Eastern Alamance was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Eastern Alamance moved to 3-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
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