Basketball Recap: Ezekiel Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Wiregrass

By Team Reports Feb 5, 2025, 10:18am

Basketball Recap: Ezekiel Academy Knights vs. Wiregrass Kings

Knights

Team Score

02/04/25 vs Wiregrass61
02/03/25 vs Victory Christian Academy59
12/06/24 @ Wiregrass59
01/09/25 @ Victory Christian Academy57
11/09/24 vs Morgan Academy55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ezekiel Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Wiregrass Kings 61-24. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Ezekiel Academy to victory were Addi Newell and Alantis Richards. Newell went 6 of 15 en route to 16 points and five steals, while Richards went 5 for 10 on her way to 12 points and three steals. Those 12 points gave Richards a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jill Newell, who posted eight points.

Ezekiel Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wiregrass only posted three assists.

Ezekiel Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.2 points per game. As for Wiregrass, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Ezekiel Academy has already played their next contest (against Brooklane Baptist), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wiregrass does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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