Basketball Preview: Dominion Christian Knights vs. John Milledge Academy Trojans
The Dominion Christian Knights and the John Milledge Academy Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Hopefully Dominion Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Tuesday.
Dominion Christian will head out to face John Milledge Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Dominion Christian fell 52-45 to Harvester Christian Academy. The Knights' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite their defeat, Dominion Christian saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Emory Maiyer, who had 20 points in addition to two steals, was perhaps the best of all. Maiyer has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Reagan Kopp, who earned eight points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Dominion Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, John Milledge Academy came up short against Lake Oconee Academy on Tuesday and fell 48-41. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, John Milledge Academy fell to 2-1. As for Dominion Christian, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Dominion Christian came up short against John Milledge Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 42-32. Can Dominion Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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