Basketball Recap: CHESS Academy Gets the Win

Knights

Previous 3 Games

12/12/25 vs Highland Christian Academy	61-60
12/09/25 @ Open Bible Christian	58-54
12/05/25 vs Community Christian Academy	57-48

CHESS Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 61-60 W against the Highland Christian Academy EAGLES. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since January 6th.

Highland Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Bower Crane and Jonathan Murphy. Crane posted 18 points, while Murphy scored 17 points. Crane has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Avery Harrell, who had eight points.

CHESS Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Highland Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Coming up, CHESS Academy is taking a road trip to take on Crisp Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Knights will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.13 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Highland Christian Academy, they will be home for the holidays to greet Community Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The EAGLES' defense better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 50.8 points per game this season.