Alliance Christian is 0-10 against Conestoga Christian since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alliance Christian Gryphons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conestoga Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Alliance Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 97-31, which was the final score in Alliance Christian's tilt against Linville Hill on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Alliance Christian has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Conestoga Christian suffered their biggest defeat since December 15, 2023 on Thursday. They were dealt a 61-33 defeat at the hands of Linville Hill. Conestoga Christian has not had much luck with Linville Hill recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Conestoga Christian saw an underclassman step up: Josh Boutaugh scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Boutaugh has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Bransen Weaver was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Alliance Christian's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Conestoga Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Alliance Christian was taken down by Conestoga Christian 71-39 when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Conestoga Christian's Paul Hurst, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Now that Alliance Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
