The Asheville Christian Academy Lions will challenge the Carmel Christian Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Asheville Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Tri-Cities Christian and fell 59-57. The loss put an end to the Lions' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Carmel Christian didn't have too much trouble with Wesleyan Christian Academy on Thursday as they won 71-54. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won eight in a row.
Carmel Christian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Asheville Christian Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Asheville Christian Academy couldn't quite get it done against Carmel Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2020 as they fell 61-49. Thankfully for the Lions, Benjamin Burnham (who shot 75% from the field en route to 22 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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