Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Ty Kennedy and Isaiah Scott-Palacios Lead Greenwood Christian to Victory

Hawks

Previous 2 Games

02/04/25 vs First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest	64-43
02/03/25 vs Spartanburg Christian Academy	55-38

Greenwood Christian won the last time they faced First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Greenwood Christian Hawks were the clear victor by a 64-43 margin over the First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest Crusaders. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.

Leading Greenwood Christian to victory were Isaiah Scott-Palacios and Ty Kennedy. Scott-Palacios dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds, while Kennedy dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Scott-Palacios has scored at least a third of Greenwood Christian's points. Leland Reed was another key player, putting up nine points.

Greenwood Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest only pulled down nine offensive boards.

When it comes to explaining why First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest lost, don't look at Harrison Boyce. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Boyce a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Godsey, who posted four points and five rebounds.

Greenwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-8 Spartanburg Day and 8-13 First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 37.4% over those games). As for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.

Greenwood Christian will look to defend their home court on Friday against Spartanburg Day at 7:30 p.m. Greenwood Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season. As for First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest, they are taking a road trip to face off against Spartanburg Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.