Basketball Recap: Jefferson Davis Academy Drops Season-High Score on Holly Hill Academy

Raiders

Team Score

01/15/25 vs Holly Hill Academy	54
12/30/24 vs Thomas Heyward Academy	47
12/19/24 @ Andrew Jackson Academy	40
12/12/24 vs Mead Hall Episcopal School	38
11/25/24 vs Wardlaw Academy	34

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson Davis Academy). They walked away with a 54-41 victory over the Holly Hill Academy Raiders on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but Jefferson Davis Academy was the better team in the second half.

Holly Hill Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Milly Kate Prescott, who posted 17 points and five boards. That was a full 41.5% of Holly Hill Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Kaley Bell was another key player, putting up five points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.

Jefferson Davis Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Holly Hill Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Jefferson Davis Academy has already played their next game (against Curtis Baptist), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Holly Hill Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Dorchester Academy.