The Cary Christian Knights and the Cary Academy Chargers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Cary Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.4 points per game this season.
Cary Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering GRACE Christian just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 62-44 fall against the Eagles. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Andrew Neal and Michael Phillips II. Phillips II had a great game and dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Meanwhile, Neal did his best for the losing side, putting up 19 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Cary Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Charlotte Country Day School on Saturday, taking the game 71-62. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Chargers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 64th).
Cary Christian better keep an eye on Aidan Rousseau. He was instrumental in Cary Academy's win, shooting 4-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double on 31 points and 13 boards. The contest was Rousseau's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Tweedy, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Cary Academy's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7. As for Cary Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Cary Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.4 points per game. However, it's not like Cary Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Cary Christian lost to Cary Academy at home by a decisive 73-57 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Will Cary Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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