The Conestoga Christian Cougars will challenge West Shore Christian Academy at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Conestoga Christian has five straight wins, West Shore Christian Academy has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Conestoga Christian will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Lititz Christian, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Conestoga Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lititz Christian 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted against the Eagles since January 8, 2019.
Meanwhile, West Shore Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 34-29 to Shalom Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, West Shore Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while Shalom Christian Academy is ranked 80th).
Conestoga Christian pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.8 points per game. As for West Shore Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Conestoga Christian might still be hurting after the 46-22 loss they got from West Shore Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Conestoga Christian was down 32-10.
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