Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Andrew Jackson Academy's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

Andrew Jackson Academy won the last time they faced Cross and things went their way on Friday too. The Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors came out on top against the Cross Stingrays by a score of 78-69. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Warriors were down 41-26 in the second quarter.

Andrew Jackson Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gage Dicks, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. Dicks continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.

When it comes to explaining why Cross lost, don't look at Zach Nicastro. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 15 on his way to 22 points. The dominant performance gave Nicastro a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Trent Luechtefeld, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.

Andrew Jackson Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for Cross, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-12.

Andrew Jackson Academy is on the road again on Saturday to play Patrick Henry Academy at 3:15 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy is facing Patrick Henry Academy at the right time seeing as Patrick Henry Academy is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Cross, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Bridges Prep at 7:30 p.m.