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Grace Christian Academy Middle Tennessee Christian

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The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) by a score of 58-31.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
GCA	11	6	6	8	31
MTCHS	14	9	20	15	58

Final score provided by S. Shirley.

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Game Stats

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)

Grace Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

Middle Tennessee Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	167	58	20	46	43	51
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	32	11	4	12	33	33
4	A. Shirley (So)	28	15	4	13	31	42
11	Rebecca Maier (Fr)	2	3	1	1	100	150
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	28	8	3	4	75	88
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	16	6	2	4	50	75
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	28	0	0	0
23	Elise White	4	0	0	1	0	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	28	15	6	11	55	55
45	Eliana Kestner (So)	1	0	0	0

Middle Tennessee Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	167	58	7	20	35	11	14	79	13	26	50
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	32	11	0	2	0	3	4	75	4	10	40
4	A. Shirley (So)	28	15	3	10	30	4	4	100	1	3	33
11	Rebecca Maier (Fr)	2	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	28	8	1	2	50	1	3	33	2	2	100
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	16	6	2	3	67	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Elise White	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	28	15	0	1	0	3	3	100	6	10	60
45	Eliana Kestner (So)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Middle Tennessee Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	167	58	6	16	22	13	11	2	11	13
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	32	11	1	4	5	2	3	0	2	2
4	A. Shirley (So)	28	15	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	1
11	Rebecca Maier (Fr)	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	28	8	1	4	5	3	4	2	1	2
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	16	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	28	0	4	2	6	1	1	0	0	2
23	Elise White	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	28	15	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	3
45	Eliana Kestner (So)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0

Middle Tennessee Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl	TF
	Team Totals	1.18	1.00	0.85	0.15	1	16	1
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	1.00	1.50	1.50	0.00	1	8	0
4	A. Shirley (So)	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1	0
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	3.00	4.00	2.00	1.00	0	4	0
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Sr)	1.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0	2	0
23	Elise White	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	0.00	1.50	1.00	0.00	0	1	1
45	Eliana Kestner (So)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	0

Game Story

Tennessee High School Basketball - Middle Tennessee Christian overwhelms Grace Christian Academy

February 3, 2024: Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars (Murfreesboro, TN) and the visiting Grace Christian Academy Lions (Franklin, TN), saw Middle Tennessee Christian's basketball squad wallop Grace Christian Academy by a tally of 58-31.

With the victory, Middle Tennessee Christian improves its record to 12-11 on the campaign. The Cougars host Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, TN) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 5-15. Battle Ground Academy lost 67-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Providence Christian Academy (Murfreesboro, TN)

Next up, the Lions confront the Columbia Academy Bulldogs (Columbia, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Grace Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 12-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 10-13 record after their 55-19 league win over University School of Nashville (Nashville, TN).

Players of the Game

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)

Grace Christian Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #2 Ashley Rucker for being selected the Middle Tennessee Christian Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)

TN	Class
173	16

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
14-9	6-6	9-4	4-5	1-0	.609	.500	1,146	1,045

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

TN	Class
143	12

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
14-13	10-3	7-4	6-6	1-3	.519	.769	1,430	1,321

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Grace Christian Academy	15.6	10.9	11.3	13.3	5.5	49.8
Middle Tennessee Christian	14.6	12.2	13.3	12.0	11.0	53.0

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Head-to-Head

Middle Tennessee Christian won on 1/30/2024

1/30 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MTCHS 16 15 17 12 60
GCA 14 9 6 22 51

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) by a score of 60-51.
Box score
Middle Tennessee Christian won on 2/3/2024

2/3 @ 3p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

GCA 11 6 6 8 31
MTCHS 14 9 20 15 58

The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 58-31.
Box score
Middle Tennessee Christian won on 2/10/2024

2/10 @ 2p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

MTCHS 1 18 20 9 11 59
GCA 20 8 13 7 6 54

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference tournament game against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) in overtime by a score of 59-54.
Box score

1/30 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MTCHS	16	15	17	12	60
GCA	14	9	6	22	51

2/10 @ 2p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
MTCHS	1	18	20	9	11	59
GCA	20	8	13	7	6	54

Team Stat Comparison

Grace Christian Academy		Middle Tennessee Christian
-	Points Per Game	52.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	24.9
-	Assists Per Game	9.8
-	Steals Per Game	5.7
-	Blocks Per Game	1.5

Team Leaders

Grace Christian Academy		Middle Tennessee Christian	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#4 Anna clay Shirley18.3	4.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	#12 Riley Smith6.0	2.8
-	Assists Per Game	#12 Riley Smith2.4	0.9
-	Steals Per Game	#12 Riley Smith1.6	1.1
-	Blocks Per Game	#12 Riley Smith0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Grace Christian Academy	6-4		Middle Tennessee Christian	8-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/1/23	Grace Christian Academy	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 53-50	12/8/23	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 59-44
1/22/24	Battle Ground Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 54-46	1/23/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 74-44
				2/6/24	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 58-49
12/5/23	Franklin Road Academy	Grace Christian Academy		12/16/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 57-39
2/2/24	Grace Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(L) 57-41	1/26/24	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 37-36
				2/9/24	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 54-50
12/8/23	Columbia Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 58-44	12/1/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Columbia Academy	(W) 69-43
1/23/24	Grace Christian Academy	Columbia Academy	(L) 56-53	1/22/24	Columbia Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 71-49
2/6/24	Columbia Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 57-53
1/2/24	Providence Christian Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 54-40	1/5/24	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 63-47
1/26/24	Grace Christian Academy	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 49-28	1/25/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 55-49
1/5/24	Grace Christian Academy	University School of Nashville	(W) 71-31	11/28/23	University School of Nashville	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 73-29
1/29/24	University School of Nashville	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 53-17	1/11/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	University School of Nashville	(W) 70-34

Record Breakdown

Grace Christian Academy (23-24)		Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)
14-9	Overall	14-13
7-7	League	12-4
7-0	Non-League	2-7
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
6-4	Common Opponent	8-4
9-4	Home	7-4
4-5	Away	6-6
1-0	Neutral	1-3
0-1	Playoff	0-1
14-8	In-State	14-13
0-1	Out-of-State	0-0