Basketball Recap: Pike County Drops Season-High Score on Rock Springs Christian Academy

Pirates

Team Score

01/06/25 @ Rock Springs Christian Academy	66
12/10/24 @ Kendrick	65
11/22/24 @ Academy for Classical Education	63
12/06/24 vs Kendrick	57
11/19/24 vs Mary Persons	54

Pike County scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to Rock Springs Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 545th, while Rock Springs Christian Academy are ranked 165th).

Rock Springs Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jase Nichols led the charge by dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua McDaniel, who posted 17 points and seven assists.

Pike County dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Rock Springs Christian Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pike County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Jackson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rock Springs Christian Academy, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Holy Spirit Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rock Springs Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.