The Delaware County Christian Knights will face off against the Bristol Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Delaware County Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Bristol likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, Delaware County Christian earned a 67-54 win over MAST Community Charter. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Panthers are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Delaware County Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Khamai Orange, who went 10 of 20 on his way to 24 points in addition to five assists and five boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Orange has scored at least a third of Delaware County Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradford Berwick, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Delaware County Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bristol had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Griffens out 46-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted against the Griffens since February 28, 2015.
Bristol has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Delaware County Christian, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Everything came up roses for Delaware County Christian against Bristol when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 72-34 victory. In that game, Delaware County Christian amassed a halftime lead of 42-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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