The North River Christian Chargers will square off against the Tuscaloosa Home Educators Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North River Christian will be strutting in after a win while Tuscaloosa Home Educators will be coming in after a defeat.
North River Christian headed into their last game having not scored more than 30 points for three straight, but Heritage Christian Academy let them put that streak behind them. North River Christian secured a 58-52 W over Heritage Christian Academy on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Chargers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Home Educators was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 57-51 to Ezekiel Academy. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Knights are ranked 106th).
Loss or not, Tuscaloosa Home Educators got some senior leadership from Jackson Sodergren and Caleb Farley. Sodergren posted 21 points, while Farley had 21 points. That was a full 41.2% of Tuscaloosa Home Educators' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Brown, who put up six points.
North River Christian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Tuscaloosa Home Educators, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
North River Christian took a serious blow against Tuscaloosa Home Educators when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 68-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Farley, who posted 27 points. Now that North River Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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