Recap: Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans vs. Jefferson Christian Academy Cardinals
The Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 69-52 win over Jefferson Christian Academy.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wesleyan Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Hawley, who scored 13 points along with six steals. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Jackson, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Jefferson Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Payton Dunbar, who scored 33 points. That was a full 63.5% of Jefferson Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Wesleyan Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2.
Wesleyan Christian Academy will be playing at home against High Point Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. High Point Christian Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Roanoke Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roanoke Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Jefferson Christian Academy is ranked 64th).
