Crossroads Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the United Faith Christian Academy Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Crossroads Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Bears out 55-53.
Crossroads Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brodrick Jenkins led the charge by scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ely Phillips, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, United Faith Christian Academy stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They breezed by Pungo Christian Academy at home to the tune of 87-46. Given United Faith Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Pungo Christian Academy is ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
United Faith Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was JD Bowden out in front who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Dylan Deluca was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Crossroads Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for United Faith Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 24-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Crossroads Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.4 points per game. However, it's not like United Faith Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 72.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Crossroads Christian was taken down by United Faith Christian Academy 95-55 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Crossroads Christian was down 49-26.
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