Hickory Christian Academy is 1-9 against Statesville Christian since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Statesville Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hickory Christian Academy has three straight victories, Statesville Christian has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Hickory Christian Academy has not done well against Statesville Christian recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Hickory Christian Academy had just enough and edged Statesville Christian out 36-33. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Hickory Christian Academy has posted yet this season.
Mia McGrath was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiley Whitfield, who scored 11 points along with five steals.
Hickory Christian Academy's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Statesville Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hickory Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Statesville Christian in their previous meeting on Monday, sneaking past 36-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
