Asheville Christian Academy has gone 8-2 against Asheville School (Independent) recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Asheville Christian Academy Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at 5:15 p.m. Hopefully Asheville Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 28 on Friday.
Asheville Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Concord Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Eagles on the road and fell 68-24. The match marked the Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ansley Fuchs, who scored six points in addition to seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Larios, who scored ten points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Asheville School (Independent) put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cary Academy 73-20. The Blues have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 29 points or more this season.
Ryann Hernandez was her usual excellent self, going 10 for 12 en route to 20 points plus eight assists and four steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 32 times she's played. Jaza Wilson was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus four steals.
Asheville School (Independent) smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Asheville School (Independent) pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Asheville Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Asheville Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Asheville School (Independent) struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Asheville Christian Academy was taken down by Asheville School (Independent) 67-38 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hernandez, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Asheville Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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