Cumberland Christian is on a seven-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Calvary Academy a four-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Cumberland Christian Crusaders will take on the Calvary Academy Warrior at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland Christian comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 18 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Last Friday, Cumberland Christian had to suffer through a rough 79-12 loss at the hands of Atlantic Christian. While losing is never fun, Cumberland Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Atlantic Christian is ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-49, which was the final score in Calvary Academy's tilt against Gloucester County Christian last Monday. Calvary Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-23.
Cumberland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Calvary Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.