Basketball Recap: Wilmington Christian Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Scotland Christian Academy

Patriots

Team Score

01/03/25 vs Scotland Christian Academy	88
11/26/24 vs Dixon	81
12/03/24 @ Scotland Christian Academy	75
12/13/24 vs Fayetteville Christian	67
12/28/24 @ Greenup County	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilmington Christian Academy). They breezed by the Scotland Christian Academy Saints to the tune of 88-40 on Friday. The Patriots pushed the score to 68-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints had no chance of recovering from.

Wilmington Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Escoffrey, who went 9 of 13 en route to 20 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Trent Davies, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 20 points.

Wilmington Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.7 points per game. As for Scotland Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wilmington Christian Academy and Aussie Travelers (Brisbane, Australia) will face off at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Scotland Christian Academy, they will challenge Greenville Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenville Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.