The Crossroads Christian Colts just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the New Garden Friends Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Crossroads Christian was beaten by Greenfield 84-47. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Knights are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, everything went New Garden Friends' way against Cresset Christian Academy on Friday as New Garden Friends made off with a 57-31 victory.
New Garden Friends found their leader in sophomore Kingston Clifton, who posted 22 points. Clifton has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Curtis Russell was another key player, putting up 12 points.
New Garden Friends smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
New Garden Friends' win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Crossroads Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
Crossroads Christian strolled past New Garden Friends when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 44-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crossroads Christian 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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