Basketball Game Preview: Calvary Christian Academy Eagles vs. Ransom Everglades Raiders

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2024, 4:57am

Preview: Calvary Christian Academy Eagles vs. Ransom Everglades Raiders

The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Ransom Everglades Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Calvary Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Wednesday.

Calvary Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 55-33 loss at the hands of Pine Crest. Calvary Christian Academy has struggled against Pine Crest recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the defeat, Calvary Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Taryn Wakefield scored 15 points along with six rebounds. Camryn Kanell was another key contributor, scoring four points along with ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, Ransom Everglades had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They blew past Divine Savior Academy 54-19 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-9.

Calvary Christian Academy has not been sharp recently, as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Ransom Everglades, they pushed their record up to 11-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.

Everything came up roses for Calvary Christian Academy against Ransom Everglades when the teams last played back in November of 2021 as the squad secured a 58-20 victory. With Calvary Christian Academy ahead 45-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.