Basketball Recap: Grace Academy Skates Past Memorial Christian Academy with Ease

Grace Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They really took it to the Memorial Christian Academy Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up an 85-17 victory. Grace Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.

Richmond McIver

Field Goal Percentage

01/31/25 vs Memorial Christian Academy	60%
01/30/25 @ St. Mary's	55%
01/27/25 vs Sterling Classical	46%
01/24/25 @ Methodist Children's Home	73%
01/18/25 @ Founders Classical Academy	44%
+ 16 more games

Grace Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Richmond McIver, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. Thanks to that strong game, McIver now owns an excellent 45.2% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Canyon Maxwell, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds.

Grace Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Memorial Christian Academy only posted three assists.

When it comes to explaining why Memorial Christian Academy lost, don't look at Cody Williams. Despite the final result, he posted six points and six boards. That was a full 35.3% of Memorial Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Grace Academy pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points over those games. As for Memorial Christian Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Grace Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-61 loss against Providence Prep on the 4th. As for Memorial Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 37-36 defeat against Sterling Classical on the 3rd.