Basketball Recap: John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills won the last time they faced Sacramento Country Day and things went their way on Thursday too. The John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots took down the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers 85-66. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.

Despite the loss, Sacramento Country Day saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ryan Scripps dropped a double-double on 24 points and 18 boards. That was a full 36.4% of Sacramento Country Day's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Anguiano, who had 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.

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Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/23/25 vs Sacramento Country Day	85-66
01/21/25 vs Sacramento Adventist	77-66
01/16/25 vs Valley Christian	83-73
01/14/25 vs Cristo Rey	102-36
01/07/25 vs Faith Christian	95-40
12/17/24 vs Sierra Ridge Academy/ROP	82-36

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 87.3 points per game. As for Sacramento Country Day, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.

Coincidentally, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills and Sacramento Country Day will both be playing Faith Christian the next time they take the court. Sacramento Country Day will head out to face Faith Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, while John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.