Basketball Recap: Southern Maryland Christian Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Fairfax Homeschool

Mustangs

Team Score

12/14/24 vs Fairfax HomeSchool	77
12/07/24 vs Sts. Peter & Paul	76
11/26/24 @ Hebrew Academy	75
11/21/24 vs Greater Grace Christian Academy	74
12/12/24 @ Calverton	72
12/06/24 vs Atlantic Shores Christian	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southern Maryland Christian Academy). They put the hurt on the Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks with a sharp 77-53 win on Saturday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Southern Maryland Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Johnie Griffin Lll, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 18 points. Griffin Lll is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Aaron McGlone was another key player, going 11 for 21 on his way to 18 points and three steals.

Southern Maryland Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

The victory (which was Southern Maryland Christian Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. As for Fairfax HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.

Southern Maryland Christian Academy and Northeast will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Northeast's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Fairfax HomeSchool, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Fairfax HomeSchool Hawks take on the Covenant Christian Academy Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.