The Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights will challenge the King's Christian Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Friendship Collegiate Academy has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 15.
Last Saturday, Friendship Collegiate Academy came up short against The Living Water School and fell 67-55. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 30th in District of Columbia, while the The Storm are ranked 113th in Virginia).
Meanwhile, King's Christian Academy played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt an 80-50 defeat at the hands of Lanham Christian. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Lions : they've now lost seven in a row.
Friendship Collegiate Academy will need to focus on slowing down Elijah Burgess, one of several King's Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 24 points. The game was Burgess' fifth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Zymere Somerville, who went 5 of 9 to rack up 10 points and seven boards.
Friendship Collegiate Academy's record now sits at 4-18. As for King's Christian Academy, their record is now 6-18.
Friendship Collegiate Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against King's Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-60 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Friendship Collegiate 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.
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