Preview: Grace Christian Academy Cougars vs. Highland Christian Academy EAGLES
Grace Christian Academy is 2-8 against Highland Christian Academy since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grace Christian Academy Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Highland Christian Academy EAGLES at 6:00 p.m. Grace Christian Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-20, which was the final score in Grace Christian Academy's tilt against Georgia Christian on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grace Christian Academy in their matchups with Georgia Christian: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Grace Christian Academy had strong showings from Chloe Brogdon, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals, and Sara Kate Crews, who scored three points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Crews has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their tenth loss (out of 11 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Highland Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Valwood on Monday, taking the game 45-32. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Highland Christian Academy has managed all season.
Grace Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Highland Christian Academy, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-15.
Grace Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 36-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
