Basketball Recap: Ezekiel Academy's Winning Streak Snapped at 14 Games

Knights

Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 @ East Central HomeSchool	48-58
01/20/25 vs Southern Christian	60-21
01/17/25 vs Evangel Christian	52-50
01/14/25 vs East Central HomeSchool	54-47
01/09/25 @ Victory Christian Academy	81-59

After a string of 14 wins, Ezekiel Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 58-48 to the East Central HomeSchool Patriots. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 54-47.

Despite the loss, Ezekiel Academy still got an impressive performance from Kelson Free, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points and three steals. The match was Free's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Rushing, who posted ten points.

Even though they lost, Ezekiel Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Central HomeSchool to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Dumas, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points and eight boards. Dumas has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Asher King was another key player, going 6 for 12 en route to 12 points.

Ezekiel Academy's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 22-4. As for East Central HomeSchool, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.

Ezekiel Academy will venture away from home to face off against Evangel Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Central HomeSchool, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-57 win against Wiregrass on the 25th.