Basketball Recap: Middle Tennessee Christian piles up the points against Grace Christian Academy

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2024, 8:34am

Basketball Recap: Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars vs. Grace Christian Academy Lions

Make it seven blowout wins for the Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars this season. They really took it to Grace Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 58-31 win at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Middle Tennessee Christian had established a 20 point advantage.

Middle Tennessee Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Anna clay Shirley out in front who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Smith, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Middle Tennessee Christian now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Grace Christian Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Middle Tennessee Christian will take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Battle Ground Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Grace Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Columbia Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Thursday.