After both having extra time off, the Alamance Christian Warriors and the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alamance Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Cramerton Christian Academy with a sharp 59-36 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Christian Academy was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past Southside Christian 72-30. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.
Wilmington Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Alamance Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Maddox Batts, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Davies, who posted 14 points in addition to six boards and six steals.
Wilmington Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southside Christian only three assists.
Wilmington Christian Academy's record now sits at 18-10. As for Alamance Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Alamance Christian won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2024, slipping by Wilmington Christian Academy 59-58. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Davies, who on his way to 31 points and seven steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alamance Christian still be able to contain Davies? There's only one way to find out.
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