Basketball Recap: Southeastern Christian Academy Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Uzziah Marlowe and Ziyon Smith

It was a good run, but Southeastern Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 53-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Christian Academy Saints . While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 314th in North Carolina, while the Saints are ranked 83rd in South Carolina).

Ziyon Smith

Points

01/28/25 @ Christian Academy	15
01/27/25 @ Scotland Christian Academy	23
01/17/25 vs Liberty Christian Academy	27
01/13/25 @ Calvary Christian	20
01/07/25 @ Conway Christian	24
01/03/25 vs Cape Fear Academy	19

Southeastern Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Ziyon Smith and Uzziah Marlowe. Smith went 7 of 13 en route to 15 points along with seven boards and four blocks, while Marlowe went 6 for 15 on his way to 15 points. Smith's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was James Hobbs, who posted seven points.

Southeastern Christian Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9. As for Christian Academy, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-5.

Southeastern Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-33 loss against Wilmington Christian Academy on the 31st. Christian Academy has also already played their next match (against Pee Dee Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.