The Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics Storm will take on Mount Olive Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past John Paul the Great Academy, posting a 61-19 victory. The Storm have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
| 12/20/24 @ John Paul the Great Academy | 3 |
| 01/12/24 @ Brighton | 2 |
| 12/08/23 @ Psalms Christian Academy | 2 |
| 12/13/24 vs Brighton | 1 |
| 12/12/24 vs Acadiana Christian | 1 |
Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics relied on the efforts of Malorie Miller, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Sadie Sharbono, who went 9 of 15 on her way to 18 points and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Audrey Broussard, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 35 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive Christian had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They strolled past Varsity Opponent with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 55-38. Mount Olive Christian pushed the score to 44-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Varsity Opponent cut but never quite recovered from.
Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics better keep an eye on Abby Rodgers. She was instrumental in Mount Olive Christian's win, dropping a double-double on 42 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Rodgers has scored at least a third of Mount Olive Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Morrow, who had five points and 12 rebounds.
Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points per game. As for Mount Olive Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 35.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mount Olive Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics against Mount Olive Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
