Basketball Recap: Nashville Christian Skates Past Clarksville Academy with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs Metro Christian Academy	80
11/24/24 @ Franklin Christian Academy	51
01/20/25 vs Clarksville Academy	46
12/13/24 vs Friendship Christian	43
12/21/24 vs Jasper	35

Clarksville Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Nashville Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They really took it to the Clarksville Academy Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-35 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Clarksville Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sicily Robinson Ellington, who went 5 for 6 to rack up 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Robinson Ellington a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Layla Clark was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.

Nashville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. As for Clarksville Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season.

Nashville Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 45-40 win against Donelson Christian Academy on the 7th. As for Clarksville Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Mount Juliet Christian Academy on the 7th.