Having just played yesterday, the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Metrolina Christian Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hickory Grove Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. 2025 welcomed Metrolina Christian Academy with a 55-31 loss courtesy of Hickory Grove Christian. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Warriors have suffered against the Lions since January 31, 2020.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Raleigh Christian Academy). They blew past Cresset Christian Academy 69-31 back in December of 2024. The Knights pushed the score to 45-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
North Raleigh Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Metrolina Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brennen Jefferson, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Dickerson, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
North Raleigh Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for North Raleigh Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-6. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 7-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Metrolina Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off North Raleigh Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 46-43. Can Metrolina Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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