The Gaston Christian Eagles will take on the Forsyth Country Day Furies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
High Point Christian Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Gaston Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars and snuck past 63-61. The win was all the more spectacular given Gaston Christian's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while High Point Christian Academy is ranked seventh).
Gaston Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cameron Newman, who scored 16 points along with five assists and five steals, and Makoi Mabor Marier, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. Mabor Marier is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Joe Rhyne was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, Forsyth Country Day had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They skirted past Concord Academy 65-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
The win made it two in a row for Gaston Christian and bumps their season record up to 19-15. As for Forsyth Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.
Gaston Christian beat Forsyth Country Day 70-63 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Will Gaston Christian repeat their success, or does Forsyth Country Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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