If Neuse Christian Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Friendship Christian, they should've done a better job of containing Hunter Peed. Everything went the Friendship Christian Falcons' way against the Neuse Christian Academy Lions on Thursday as the Friendship Christian Falcons made off with a 59-37 win thanks in part to Peed, who went 7 for 17 en route to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Friendship Christian's points.
| 01/23/25 vs Neuse Christian Academy | 2 |
| 01/12/24 vs Raleigh HomeSchool | 1 |
| 12/15/23 vs Neuse Christian Academy | 1 |
| 12/07/23 vs Faith Christian | 1 |
Josh Woodard also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two).
When it comes to explaining why Neuse Christian Academy lost, don't look at Sam Perry. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points. Aidan Graham was another key player, putting up eight points along with seven boards and three blocks.
The victory made it two in a row for Friendship Christian and bumps their season record up to 9-4. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friendship Christian and Thales Academy Rolesville will face off at 6:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Thales Academy Rolesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for Neuse Christian Academy, they and St. Thomas More Academy will face off at 6:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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