It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Gaston Christian Eagles face off against the Socrates Academy Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday... Gaston Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
Socrates Academy better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Gaston Christian really get things going. Everything went Gaston Christian's way against Hickory Grove Christian on Tuesday as Gaston Christian made off with a 67-44 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Lions are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emily Haux
| 01/28/25 vs Hickory Grove Christian | 6 |
| 01/24/25 @ Gaston Day | 6 |
| 01/17/25 @ Concord Academy | 2 |
| 01/13/25 vs Gaston Day | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ Westminster Catawba Christian | 5 |
Emily Haux and Happy Arune were among the main playmakers for Gaston Christian as the former went 11 of 16 en route to 23 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 boards. Haux has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Trinity Genteman was another key player, putting up seven points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Gaston Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Socrates Academy played a tough matchup on January 9th in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 61-11 defeat at the hands of The Fletcher School. The Owls were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Gaston Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Socrates Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
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