Basketball Recap: North Georgia Christian Academy Takes a Loss

North Georgia Christian Academy was the 77-57 winner over Crossroads Christian Academy when they last played one another back in November, but their luck changed this time around. The North Georgia Christian Academy Knights fell just short of Crossroads Christian Academy by a score of 60-57 on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Knights still had to take the loss.

Despite the defeat, North Georgia Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luke Beaver went 13 for 28 on his way to 36 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. Beaver's evening made it 27 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Roland, who posted nine points.

This is the second loss in a row for North Georgia Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-9. As for Crossroads Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Philadelphia Christian School the next time they take the court. North Georgia Christian Academy will host Philadelphia Christian School at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Crossroads Christian Academy will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.