Basketball Recap: Ezekiel Academy's Victory on Monday Extends Winning Streak to 14

By Team Reports Jan 20, 2025, 7:43pm

Basketball Recap: Ezekiel Academy Knights vs. Southern Christian Patriots

Knights

Previous Games

01/20/25 vs Southern Christian60-21
01/17/25 vs Evangel Christian52-50
01/14/25 vs East Central HomeSchool54-47
01/09/25 @ Victory Christian Academy81-59
01/07/25 @ Tuscaloosa Home Educators57-51
+ 9 more games

Ezekiel Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Southern Christian Patriots 60-21. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Kelson Free, who went 8 for 15 en route to 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ezekiel Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Terrence Sankey, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.

Ezekiel Academy pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southern Christian, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.

Ezekiel Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Wiregrass at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ezekiel Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season. As for Southern Christian, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll face off against Grace Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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