After both having extra time off, the Grace Christian Lions and the Northside Christian School Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 5, 2024. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Grace Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Sumter Christian 62-28.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Northside Christian School's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Sumter Christian 54-50.
Northside Christian School's loss came about despite a quality game from Jeremiah Wilson, who scored 24 points. Wilson scored a full 48% of Northside Christian School's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Matthew Satterfield, who scored 13 points.
Grace Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northside Christian School, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Grace Christian came up short against Northside Christian School in their previous matchup back in January, falling 50-39. Thankfully for Grace Christian, Brelin Hogan (who scored 16 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
