Basketball Recap: Shalom Christian Academy Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Shalom Christian Academy lost to Mountain Ridge back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Shalom Christian Academy Flames walked away with a 57-45 win over the Mountain Ridge Miners. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flames.

Despite the defeat, Mountain Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore John Delaney posted 19 points. Those 19 points gave Delaney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Breighner, who earned seven points along with six boards and three steals.

Flames

Previous Games (Home)

12/19/24 vs Mountain Ridge	57-45
12/09/24 vs Faith Christian Academy	80-37
12/05/24 vs Fairfield	72-29
12/02/24 vs Dayspring Christian Academy	71-56
02/05/24 vs Greenwood	60-54
+ 5 more games

Shalom Christian Academy's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Shalom Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against York Country Day at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. York Country Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 80.2 points per game this season. Mountain Ridge and Frankfort will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.