The Hickory Christian Academy Knights scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They snuck past North Hills Christian with a 98-94 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
North Hills Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Champion Hayden and Jerrod Drye Jr.. Hayden shot 8-for-16 from deep and dropped a double-double on 45 points and 18 rebounds, while Drye Jr. scored 30 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The match was Hayden's 11th in a row with at least ten points.
Hickory Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for North Hills Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Hickory Christian Academy will be home for the holidays to greet Triad Baptist Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Triad Baptist Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Hickory Christian Academy likes a good challenge. North Hills Christian will take on Westminster Catawba Christian in a holiday battle at 2:30 p.m. on December 21st at.
