Grace Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against The Webb School recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grace Christian Academy Lions will face off against The Webb School Feet at 7:30 p.m. Grace Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Grace Christian Academy turned things around against Columbia Academy on Tuesday. They managed a 68-64 win over the Bulldogs.
| 01/28/25 vs Columbia Academy | 21 |
| 01/24/25 vs Battle Ground Academy | 21 |
| 01/21/25 @ Franklin Road Academy | 18 |
Grace Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ty Gibbs led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The contest was Gibbs' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ford Deshazo, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points and four blocks.
Meanwhile, The Webb School came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They pulled ahead with a 54-53 photo finish over the Wildcats.
The Webb School's win came from a few key players Grace Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Joel Wyatt, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jax Howard, who went 8 of 14 en route to 18 points.
The Webb School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Grace Christian Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Grace Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61 points per game. However, it's not like The Webb School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Grace Christian Academy came up short against The Webb School when the teams last played last Monday, falling 61-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The Webb School's Kipras Redeckas, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. Now that Grace Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
