The Salem Baptist Christian Vikings will take on the Statesville Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem Baptist Christian hasn't scored more than 19 points for eight games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-7, which was the final score in Salem Baptist Christian's tilt against University Christian on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 595th, while the Barracudas are ranked 297th).
Meanwhile, Statesville Christian slipped by North Hills Christian 25-24 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Statesville Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.6 points per game. As for Salem Baptist Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Salem Baptist Christian took a serious blow against Statesville Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 56-19. Will Salem Baptist Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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