Basketball Recap: Calvary Christian Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Fairwinds Christian

LIONS

Team Score

01/14/25 @ Fairwinds Christian	50
01/09/25 @ Eastern Shore HomeSchool	48
12/06/24 @ Non Varsity Tournament Opponent	46
12/06/24 @ Fairview Christian	43
12/09/24 vs Greenwood Mennonite	40

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calvary Christian Academy). They were the clear victor by a 50-26 margin over the Fairwinds Christian Knights on Tuesday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the LIONS had established a 22 point advantage.

Calvary Christian Academy was led to victory by Kyle Parks and JR Gillespie (HS). Parks almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards, while Gillespie (HS) went 6 for 11 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Javin Jenkins, who posted nine points.

Calvary Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the defeat, Fairwinds Christian had strong showings from Solomon McCloud, who earned nine points and three steals, and Daniel Evans, who had five points. That was a full 34.6% of Fairwinds Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Calvary Christian Academy moved to 2-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Fairwinds Christian, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Calvary Christian Academy has already played their next matchup (against Concord Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fairwinds Christian will challenge Greenwood Mennonite at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenwood Mennonite will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Fairwinds Christian surely won't give up without a fight.