Make it eight blowout wins for the Scotland Christian Academy Saints this season. They breezed by Thomas Academy at home to the tune of 62-6 on Friday. While fans of Scotland Christian Academy might be used to big wins, the 56-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Scotland Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Layla Nicolosi led the charge by scoring 22 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Nicolosi has scored at least a third of Scotland Christian Academy's points. Zoey Neff was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine steals.
Scotland Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 41.1 points. As for Thomas Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Scotland Christian Academy will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on the Grunts at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Thomas Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on the Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
