Basketball Recap: Holy Ground Baptist Academy Comes Up Short

Holy Ground Baptist Academy was the 73-63 winner over Central Christian when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The match between the Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions and the Central Christian Crusaders didn't end well, with the Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions falling 75-59. The Stallions' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Andrew Runels

Field Goal Percentage

01/31/25 @ Central Christian	62%
01/27/25 vs Hearts Academy	33%
01/20/25 vs CrossPointe Christian Academy	53%
01/14/25 @ Ballard Christian	36%
01/07/25 @ Lafayette Christian	43%
+ 4 more games

Despite the loss, Holy Ground Baptist Academy still got an impressive performance from Andrew Runels, who dropped a double-double with 44 points and ten rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Runels now owns an excellent 46.3% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Cooper Farmer, who posted nine points and six boards.

Even though they lost, Holy Ground Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Rocky Steidinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Central Christian, dropping a double-double with 36 points and 27 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Steidinger has scored at least a third of Central Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Steidinger, who went 8-for-11 on his way to 18 points.

Holy Ground Baptist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Central Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.

Holy Ground Baptist Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-43 victory against The Forest School on the 6th. Central Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.