Basketball Recap: Old Plank Christian Academy Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Victory

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Old Plank Christian Academy). They breezed by the St. Joseph Academy Flashes to the tune of 69-1 on Tuesday. With the Defenders ahead 47-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Old Plank Christian Academy had a senior duo take command as Mia Wilkins went 11 of 14 on her way to 25 points and eight steals and Madison Baker went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wilkins has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Jiannuzzi, who posted five points along with eight rebounds and five steals.

Old Plank Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Defenders

Previous Games

01/14/25 vs St. Joseph Academy	69-1
01/13/25 vs Harvest Community	41-34
01/07/25 vs University Christian	47-34
12/20/24 @ Global Outreach Charter Academy	47-28
12/19/24 vs Trinity Christian Academy	37-25
+ 5 more games

The victory was the tenth in a row for Old Plank Christian Academy, bringing their record for this year to 10-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for St. Joseph Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Old Plank Christian Academy will be taking part in a tournament against City of Life Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Joseph Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Global Outreach Charter Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.