Basketball Recap: Summit Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Ballard Christian

Summit Christian Academy entered their tilt with Ballard Christian on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 88-37 victory over Ballard Christian. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th in West Virginia, while Ballard Christian are ranked 141st in West Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

MJ Patton

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/27/25 vs Ballard Christian	89%
12/31/24 vs Trinity Christian	80%
01/18/25 vs Teays Valley Christian	69%
02/03/25 vs Victory Baptist Academy	67%
12/07/24 @ Pipestem Christian Academy	62%

Summit Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was MJ Patton, who went 8-for-9 en route to 17 points along with six assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Patton a new career-high in shooting accuracy (89%). Kyler Carpenter was another key player, going 9-for-10 to rack up 19 points.

Patton wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Summit Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Summit Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 27-4. As for Ballard Christian, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Coming up, Summit Christian Academy and Victory Baptist Academy will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Ballard Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.