The Summit Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators in a tournament on Friday. Summit Christian Academy's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five games, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Summit Christian Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 42-point loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Walsingham Academy by a score of 25-23 on Friday.
Emmy Coleman was Summit Christian Academy's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Leah Ashmore held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Greenbrier Christian Academy's strategy against Portsmouth Christian on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Greenbrier Christian Academy blew Portsmouth Christian out of the water with a 43-14 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Gators had established a 27 point advantage.
Greenbrier Christian Academy found their leader in freshman Bayleigh Kaliher, who posted six points along with nine blocks, eight boards, and seven steals. Kaliher is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Kaylee Harmon was another key player, going 5 of 7 on her way to 11 points.
Greenbrier Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Summit Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Greenbrier Christian Academy, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Summit Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 20 boards per game. However, it's not like Greenbrier Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything went Summit Christian Academy's way against Greenbrier Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Summit Christian Academy made off with a 33-12 victory. Will Summit Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Greenbrier Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
