Basketball Recap: Elijah Taylor and Kelson Free Secure Win for Ezekiel Academy

Ezekiel Academy won the last time they faced Oaks and things went their way on Thursday too. The Ezekiel Academy Knights came out on top against the Oaks The Mighty Oaks by a score of 54-46. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the The Mighty Oaks are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ezekiel Academy was led to victory by Kelson Free and Elijah Taylor. Free went 5 of 7 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds, while Taylor went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gerard Johnson, who posted nine points and six rebounds.

Knights

Previous 5 Games (Home)

12/12/24 vs Oaks	54-46
12/02/24 vs Springwood	83-73
11/19/24 vs Ballard Christian	63-52
11/08/24 vs Heritage Christian Academy	69-39
02/06/24 vs Tuscaloosa Home Educators	66-55

Ezekiel Academy pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Oaks, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Ezekiel Academy will head out to square off against Heritage Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Oaks, they will host Southern Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.