Basketball Recap: Wilmington Christian Academy Piles Up the Points Against Southside Christian

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 vs Scotland Christian Academy	48
01/13/25 vs Southside Christian	46
12/03/24 @ Scotland Christian Academy	45
02/14/25 vs Southside Christian	42
01/07/25 @ Bethel Christian Academy	42

It's playoff time, and Wilmington Christian Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They breezed past the Southside Christian Warriors to the tune of 72-30 on Friday. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Batts, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Batts has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Trent Davies, who posted 14 points along with six rebounds and six steals.

Wilmington Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southside Christian only three assists.

Southside Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zach Pope, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards, and Luca Preciado, who had 11 points and five rebounds.

The win made it two in a row for Wilmington Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 18-10. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37 points. As for Southside Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.

Wilmington Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Alamance Christian at 8:30 p.m. on February 27th. Wilmington Christian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Southside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.