Greenwood Christian and Spartanburg Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Greenwood Christian Hawks will challenge the Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Greenwood Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Spartanburg Day just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Griffins, falling 46-22. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Hawks came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Griffins are ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Spartanburg Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Crusaders 59-18. The Warriors pushed the score to 45-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had no chance of recovering from.
Spartanburg Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Greenwood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
Greenwood Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Spartanburg Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 46-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenwood 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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