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The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 86-49.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MTCHS	25	22	21	18	86
GCA	11	11	13	14	49

Final score provided by H. Jones.

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Game Stats

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)

Middle Tennessee Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	162	83	33	64	52	61
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	25	13	6	12	50	50
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	21	17	6	10	60	85
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	14	1	0	4	0	0
11	Kaylee Merkler (So)	4	0	0	2	0	0
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	24	13	5	7	71	93
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	16	9	3	6	50	75
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	13	4	2	4	50	50
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	20	2	0	0
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	17	19	9	15	60	63
24	Madison Graham (Fr)	1	0	0	0
35	Claire Knight (So)	7	5	2	4	50	50

Middle Tennessee Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	162	83	12	24	50	5	8	63	21	40	53
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	25	13	0	2	0	1	2	50	6	10	60
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	21	17	5	7	71	0	0	0	1	3	33
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	14	1	0	2	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
11	Kaylee Merkler (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	24	13	3	4	75	0	0	0	2	3	67
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	16	9	3	5	60	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	13	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	20	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	17	19	1	3	33	0	0	0	8	12	67
24	Madison Graham (Fr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Claire Knight (So)	7	5	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	4	50

Middle Tennessee Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	162	83	14	22	36	20	11	2	12	19
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	25	13	2	7	9	2	2	1	3	4
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	21	17	0	2	2	2	4	0	1	2
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	14	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1
11	Kaylee Merkler (So)	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	24	13	2	5	7	1	1	0	1	4
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	16	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	13	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	20	2	1	3	4	2	1	0	1	2
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	17	19	4	4	8	2	2	1	4	2
24	Madison Graham (Fr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Claire Knight (So)	7	5	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	2

Middle Tennessee Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	1.67	0.92	0.58	0.11	12
2	Ashley Rucker (Fr)	0.67	0.67	0.50	0.25	1
4	A. Shirley (Fr)	2.00	4.00	2.00	0.00	2
5	Autumn E davis (Sr)	6.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	2
12	Riley Smith (Jr)	1.00	1.00	0.25	0.00	2
14	Kiley jo Byrom (Fr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
15	Joanna Laforte (So)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
21	L. Wisniowski (Jr)	2.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	0
23	Jailyn Banks (Sr)	0.50	0.50	1.00	0.50	4
35	Claire Knight (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

Grace Christian Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Tennessee High School Basketball - Grace Christian Academy trounced by Middle Tennessee Christian

January 10, 2023: Franklin, TN 37064

The Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars routed the host Grace Christian Academy Lions basketball team by a final score of 86-49 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the University School of Nashville Tigers (Nashville, TN) in a Division II-A Middle District 3 game, on Friday, January 13. Middle Tennessee Christian will attempt to move on its 14-7 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 1-14 record after their 64-32 league loss to Providence Christian Academy (Murfreesboro, TN).

With the defeat, Grace Christian Academy moves to 7-6 on the year. The Lions host The Webb School (Bell Buckle, TN) to face the Feet in a Division II-A Middle District 3 game on Friday, January 13. The Feet enter the game with a record of 13-3. The Webb School won 68-7 in their recent league game against Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN)

Players of the Game

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)

Congratulations to #4 Anna clay Shirley for being selected the Middle Tennessee Christian Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

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

MTCHS @ GCA Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 10, 2023 @ 6p

The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 86-49.

Rankings & Records

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)

TN	Class
29	2

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
27-11	12-2	11-2	9-2	7-7	.711	.857	2,151	1,912

Grace Christian Academy (22-23)

TN	Class
189	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-13	4-10	3-6	5-6	1-1	.409	.286	1,034	1,151

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Middle Tennessee Christian	15.9	12.5	14.4	13.3	11.5	56.6
Grace Christian Academy	10.3	11.4	12.5	11.5	-	47.0

Head-to-Head

Middle Tennessee Christian won on 1/10/2023

1/10 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MTCHS 25 22 21 18 86
GCA 11 11 13 14 49

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 86-49.
Box score
Middle Tennessee Christian won on 2/2/2023

2/2 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

GCA 9 12 10 6 37
MTCHS 17 11 23 8 59

The Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 59-37.
Box score

2/2 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
GCA	9	12	10	6	37
MTCHS	17	11	23	8	59

Team Stat Comparison

Middle Tennessee Christian		Grace Christian Academy
56.6	Points Per Game	-
28.4	Rebounds Per Game	-
9.2	Assists Per Game	-
8.4	Steals Per Game	-
1.2	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Middle Tennessee Christian		Grace Christian Academy	National Avg.
#23 Jailyn Banks19.7	Points Per Game	-	4.1
#23 Jailyn Banks6.7	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#5 Autumn E davis3.3	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#23 Jailyn Banks2.3	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#2 Ashley Rucker0.4	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Middle Tennessee Christian	13-5		Grace Christian Academy	4-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/29/22	Middle Tennessee Christian	University School of Nashville	(W) 79-20	1/6/23	University School of Nashville	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 70-31
1/13/23	University School of Nashville	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 68-20	1/20/23	Grace Christian Academy	University School of Nashville	(W) 64-40
12/2/22	Columbia Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 50-35	12/9/22	Grace Christian Academy	Columbia Academy	(L) 53-21
1/17/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Columbia Academy	(W) 77-63	1/24/23	Columbia Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 62-50
12/6/22	Middle Tennessee Christian	The Webb School	(L) 62-51	11/29/22	Grace Christian Academy	The Webb School	(L) 72-19
2/3/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 55-44	1/13/23	The Webb School	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 84-30
2/11/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 82-41
2/18/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 62-34
3/4/23	The Webb School	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 73-43
12/9/22	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 57-34	12/2/22	Battle Ground Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 62-51
1/24/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 70-58	1/17/23	Grace Christian Academy	Battle Ground Academy	(L) 51-50
1/3/23	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 48-37	12/6/22	Grace Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 34-27
1/27/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 39-18	2/3/23	Franklin Road Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 55-45
2/7/23	Franklin Road Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 58-27
1/5/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Providence Christian Academy	(W) 53-44	1/3/23	Grace Christian Academy	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 60-32
1/20/23	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 43-31	1/27/23	Providence Christian Academy	Grace Christian Academy	(L) 51-39
2/10/23	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 68-55
2/14/23	Ezell-Harding Christian	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 61-44	11/17/22	Grace Christian Academy	Ezell-Harding Christian	(L) 68-47

Record Breakdown

Middle Tennessee Christian (22-23)		Grace Christian Academy (22-23)
27-11	Overall	9-13
14-3	League	4-10
7-4	Non-League	4-2
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
13-5	Common Opponent	4-9
11-2	Home	3-6
9-2	Away	5-6
7-7	Neutral	1-1
2-2	Playoff	0-0
25-8	In-State	9-12
2-3	Out-of-State	0-1