The Calvary Christian Academy Cougars and King's Christian will round out the year against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Calvary Christian Academy earned a 64-56 victory over Morrisville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Calvary Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, King's Christian was able to grind out a solid win over LEAP Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 59-46. Given King's Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while LEAP Academy is ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jason Brice continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of King's Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Owen Atkins, who scored ten points.
Calvary Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for King's Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Calvary Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against King's Christian when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 44-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary 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.
