Basketball Game Preview: John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots vs. Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills is a perfect 3-0 against Sacramento Country Day since November of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots will head out to take on the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills has three straight victories, Sacramento Country Day has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills can't be too worried about heading out to take on Sacramento Country Day: they just beat Sacramento Adventist at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills strolled past Sacramento Adventist with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 43-28.

Elliott Schwartz

Assists

02/11/25 @ Sacramento Adventist	3
02/06/25 @ Buckingham Charter	1
02/04/25 @ Valley Christian	2
01/30/25 vs Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	2
01/28/25 @ Faith Christian	1
02/08/24 @ Westlake Charter	5

Elliott Schwartz continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 18 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. What's more, she also racked up three assists, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. Norah Barmby was another key player, going 5-for-6 en route to 10 points and three steals.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sacramento Adventist only racked up four assists.

Meanwhile, Sacramento Country Day scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They were dealt a 57-30 loss at the hands of Faith Christian. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1240th, while the Lions are ranked 189th).

Sacramento Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, their win bumped their record up to 13-14.

Everything came up roses for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills against Sacramento Country Day in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 68-2 victory. In that matchup, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills amassed a halftime lead of 39-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.