Basketball Recap: Jefferson Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Ragland

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 11:05am

Basketball Recap: Jefferson Christian Academy Eagles vs. Ragland Purple Devils

Jefferson Christian Academy's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Ragland Purple Devils 103-32. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Purple Devils back in December of 2024, they had to take a 1-0 defeat.

Josh Marshall

Points (Career)

01/17/25 vs Ragland24
11/19/24 @ Shelby County17
11/07/24 @ Holy Family Catholic15
01/03/25 @ Westminster School at Oak Mountain15
11/23/24 vs Prattville14

Jefferson Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josh Marshall out in front who posted 24 points. The dominant performance gave Marshall a new career-high in points. Justin Beckham was another key player, putting up 23 points.

Jefferson Christian Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-10. As for Ragland, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-19.

Jefferson Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 77-68 defeat against Montevallo on the 20th. Ragland has also already played their next contest (against St. Clair County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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