Basketball Recap: First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest lost against Greenwood Christian back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greenwood Christian Hawks. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest still got an impressive performance from Tucker Shealy, who posted 21 points in addition to six assists and four steals. The game was Shealy's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Canon Lesley, who went 6 of 14 en route to 13 points.

Greenwood Christian found their leader in sophomore Isaiah Scott-Palacios, who had 29 points along with eight boards and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Scott-Palacios has scored at least a third of Greenwood Christian's points. Ty Kennedy was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Greenwood Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.

First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest will welcome Spartanburg Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season. As for Greenwood Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Spartanburg Day at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Spartanburg Day has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.