Basketball Recap: Calvary Baptist Academy Beats Newman for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Cavaliers

Previous 6 Games

12/28/24 vs Newman	49-28
12/27/24 vs Vandebilt Catholic	61-60
12/26/24 vs Lafayette Christian Academy	83-58
12/21/24 @ Richwood	65-48
12/19/24 vs Huntington	55-49
12/17/24 vs Evangel Christian Academy	70-57

Calvary Baptist Academy waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Newman Greenies 49-28. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.

Calvary Baptist Academy was led to victory by Tyrone Jamison and Robert Wright. Jamison posted 15 points along with six assists and five boards, while Wright went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. Jamison has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Hall, who put up six points.

When it comes to explaining why Newman lost, don't look at Randy Livingston Jr. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points. That was a full 53.6% of Newman's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.

Calvary Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Newman, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.

Calvary Baptist Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 33-31 defeat against St. Thomas More on the 29th. As for Newman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 46-38 loss against Sulphur on the 29th.