Having just played yesterday, the Northside Christian Academy Knights will jump right back in to play the Gaston Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Gaston Christian likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Northside Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Cardinal Gibbons, taking the game 61-52. Given Northside Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Cardinal Gibbons is ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Mallard Creek scored an imposing 57 points on Thursday, Gaston Christian still came out on top. Gaston Christian secured a 61-57 W over Mallard Creek. The victory was just what Gaston Christian needed coming off of a 60-39 defeat in their prior match.
Northside Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Gaston Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Everything went Northside Christian Academy's way against Gaston Christian in their previous matchup on Saturday as Northside Christian Academy made off with a 60-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gaston Christian's Makoi Mabor Marier, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northside Christian Academy still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
