Basketball Recap: Curtis Baptist Piles Up the Points Against Jefferson Davis Academy

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2025, 3:57am

Basketball Recap: Curtis Baptist Crusaders vs. Jefferson Davis Academy Raiders

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Previous 5 Games

02/07/25 - Home52-17 W
01/31/25 - Away58-24 W
01/24/25 - Home53-27 W
02/06/24 - Home46-9 W
01/22/24 - Away54-21 W

Curtis Baptist had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-17 victory over the Jefferson Davis Academy Raiders. With the Crusaders ahead 28-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Curtis Baptist's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaliyah Terry, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Terry's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maci Butler, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.

Curtis Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.

Curtis Baptist's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points over those games. As for Jefferson Davis Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.

As of now, neither Curtis Baptist nor Jefferson Davis Academy have any future games scheduled.

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