Basketball Recap: Charleston Collegiate Takes a Loss

Charleston Collegiate fought the good fight in their overtime match against Ragin Prep Christian Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to the Ragin Prep Christian Academy Rams. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (60), the Sundevils still had to take the loss.

Thomas Reed

Points

12/10/24 vs Ragin Prep Christian Academy	33
12/09/24 @ Military Magnet Academy	19
12/06/24 @ Charleston Math & Science	20
12/03/24 @ St. John's	21
12/02/24 vs Holy Trinity Classical Christian	17

Despite the loss, Charleston Collegiate still got an impressive performance from Thomas Reed, who went 11 for 22 on his way to 33 points and eight rebounds. Reed's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Morrison, who posted seven points in addition to ten assists and four steals.

Ragin Prep Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zymir Robinson-Hill, who put up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Cordell Sims, who had 12 points.

Charleston Collegiate's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Ragin Prep Christian Academy, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4.

Charleston Collegiate will take on Calhoun Academy at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday. Charleston Collegiate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season. As for Ragin Prep Christian Academy, they will square off against Northside Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Northside Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Ragin Prep Christian Academy likes a good challenge.