The Friendship Christian Commanders will take on the Ezell-Harding Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Friendship Christian comes in on six and Ezell-Harding Christian on 18.
Friendship Christian is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Donelson Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Friendship Christian blew Donelson Christian Academy out of the water with a 67-38 final score. The Commanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ezell-Harding Christian strolled past Davidson Academy with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 61-47. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bears are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ezell-Harding Christian's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.9 points per game. As for Friendship Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Friendship Christian won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January of 2024, slipping by Ezell-Harding Christian 60-59. Will Friendship Christian repeat their success, or does Ezell-Harding Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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