Basketball Recap: Zion Christian Academy Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 11:12am

Basketball Recap: Zion Christian Academy Eagles vs. Richland Raiders

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Zion Christian Academy entered their game against Richland on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Zion Christian Academy Eagles were beaten by the Richland Raiders 86-53. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 61-47 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.

Despite the loss, Zion Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Gabe Davenport, who posted 23 points along with seven boards and five assists. That was a full 43.4% of Zion Christian Academy's points, marking the 19th time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Brady Woolf was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Zion Christian Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Richland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.

Zion Christian Academy has already played their next matchup (against Franklin Road Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Richland won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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