Basketball Recap: Grace Christian Academy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Grace Christian Academy can now relate to. They came up short against the Fullington Academy Trojans on Tuesday, falling 48-27. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last nine times they've met.

Kate Poitevint

Blocked Shots

02/11/25 vs Fullington Academy	4
02/10/25 vs Highland Christian Academy	3
02/06/25 @ Southwest Georgia Academy	5
02/04/25 @ Highland Christian Academy	1
01/31/25 vs Westwood	1
+ 17 more games

When it comes to explaining why Grace Christian Academy lost, don't look at Kate Poitevint. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with ten points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, Poitevint is now averaging an impressive 2 blocks per game.

Even though they lost, Grace Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.

It was another big night for Kathryn Akin, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds for Fullington Academy. Akin's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Jaye Beth Womble was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Grace Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Fullington Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cougars challenge the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Fullington Academy, they will challenge Crisp Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fullington Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.