The St. Johns Country Day Spartans will square off against the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Johns Country Day strolled past First Coast with points to spare, taking the game 50-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Kendall Proffitt and Ashantii Williams were among the main playmakers for St. Johns Country Day as the former dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 11 points and 20 boards. That makes it 19 consecutive games in which Proffitt has scored at least a third of St. Johns Country Day's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Mejias, who posted eight points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Old Plank Christian Academy entered their tilt with Covenant School of Jacksonville on Friday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They blew past the Warriors 53-21. The Defenders pushed the score to 49-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Old Plank Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Madison Baker went 7 of 11 en route to 20 points and Jenna Jiannuzzi dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Jiannuzzi is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Abby Bennett was another key player, putting up six points.
Old Plank Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Old Plank Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for St. Johns Country Day, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Johns Country Day has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 32.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Old Plank Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
St. Johns Country Day beat Old Plank Christian Academy 51-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Johns Country Day since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
