Basketball Recap: Augusta Christian Extends Winning Streak to 12

By Team Reports Jan 9, 2025, 12:19pm

Basketball Recap: Augusta Christian Lions vs. Northside Christian Academy Crusaders

Lions

Previous Games

01/07/25 vs Northside Christian Academy104-73
01/04/25 vs First Baptist School84-54
12/30/24 vs West Ashley59-49
12/28/24 vs Loudoun Valley76-62
12/27/24 vs Spring-Ford71-68
+ 7 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Augusta Christian). They claimed a resounding 104-73 victory over the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won 12 matchups in a row.

Northside Christian Academy lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dalton Gadson, who went 8 of 20 en route to 20 points. With that strong performance, Gadson is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hilton Dessausure, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 18 points.

Augusta Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.2 points per game. As for Northside Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.

Augusta Christian will take on Ben Lippen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Ben Lippen's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games. As for Northside Christian Academy, they will head out to take on Heathwood Hall Episcopal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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