Basketball Recap: Christian Academy Extends Winning Streak to Three

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2025, 7:01am

Basketball Recap: Christian Academy Saints vs. Florence Christian Eagles

Saints

Previous 3 Games

02/06/25 @ Florence Christian68-48
02/04/25 vs Williamsburg Academy60-31
01/31/25 vs Dillon Christian79-46

Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Florence Christian Eagles as they made off with a 68-48 win. Given the Saints 's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Eagles are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Florence Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Taylor Greene, who went 6 for 15 to rack up 17 points and five assists. That was a full 35.4% of Florence Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brayden Berry, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points.

Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Florence Christian, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-34 win against Pee Dee Academy on the 7th. As for Florence Christian, they have also already played their next matchup, a 56-44 victory against Williamsburg Academy on the 7th.

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