Preview: Citizens Christian Academy Patriots vs. Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors
The Citizens Christian Academy Patriots will face off against the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Citizens Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Generals 61-34 on the road.
Addy Harris was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.
Southwest Georgia Academy was handed a 31-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Citizens Christian Academy on Friday. Southwest Georgia Academy had just enough and edged Citizens Christian Academy out 43-40. The victory was just what Southwest Georgia Academy needed coming off of a 58-27 loss in their prior game.
Ella Ashley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 12 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Ava Williams was another key contributor, scoring three points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Citizens Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-15. As for Southwest Georgia Academy, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's contest: Citizens Christian Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 48% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Southwest Georgia Academy, though, as they've only made 22.3% of their threes this season. Given Citizens Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Southwest Georgia Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Citizens Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off Southwest Georgia Academy in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 43-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ashley, who scored 12 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Now that Citizens Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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