The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Halifax Academy Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Neuse Christian Academy was beaten by Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill 56-23. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aidan Graham
| 02/03/25 @ Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill | 4 |
| 01/28/25 vs Thales Academy Apex | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Cristo Rey Research Triangle | 2 |
| 11/12/24 vs Raleigh Christian Academy | 2 |
| 01/13/25 @ Thales Academy Apex | 1 |
Despite the loss, Neuse Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aidan Graham posted 12 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Graham a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Halifax Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Neuse Christian Academy will have to keep a close watch on Landon Peoples and Jacob Crawford, a pair of players who had a big impact on Halifax Academy's prior game. Peoples put up 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Crawford went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points. That was a full 33.9% of Halifax Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Thad Harris, who earned six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Halifax Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Neuse Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
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