Basketball Recap: Calvary Baptist Academy Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2025, 2:39am

Basketball Recap: Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers vs. Ruston Bearcats

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Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 @ Ruston65-50
01/04/25 vs Captain Shreve53-13
01/04/25 @ Bossier67-29
01/03/25 vs Evangel Christian Academy60-45
01/02/25 vs Parkway69-32

Calvary Baptist Academy came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Ruston Bearcats 65-50. This was payback for the Cavaliers, who suffered a 69-61 loss the last time these two teams met.

Calvary Baptist Academy found their leader in sophomore Tyrone Jamison, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten assists. Another player making a difference was Bubba Strong, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 16 points.

Calvary Baptist Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Ruston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.

Calvary Baptist Academy and Ruston should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. Calvary Baptist Academy (ranked ninth) will meet Green Oaks (ranked 185th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Baptist Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season. Similarly, Ruston (ranked 29th) will meet Byrd (ranked 1102nd) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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