Mount Hope Christian Academy is 0-3 against the Lions since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Teays Valley Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. Mount Hope Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Even though Mount Hope Christian Academy has not done well against the Patriots recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Mount Hope Christian Academy walked away with a 53-44 win over the Patriots. That's two games straight that Mount Hope Christian Academy has won by exactly nine points.
JOSIAH MCKOY continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 34 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. MCKOY is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of NOLAN CARNEY, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Teays Valley Christian pushed their score all the way to 61 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 80-61 fall against Spring Valley.
Mount Hope Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Teays Valley Christian, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Mount Hope Christian Academy was taken down by the Lions 91-53 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Teays Valley Christian's Maki Cary, who scored 25 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Now that Mount Hope Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
