The Community Christian Cyclones are taking a road trip to face off against the Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Community Christian's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Jacksonville Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Community Christian will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Faith Christian Academy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Community Christian walked away with a 44-36 victory over Faith Christian Academy on Tuesday. While the Cyclones didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jacksonville Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Bethel Assembly Christian Academy by a score of 51-40 on Tuesday.
Nylah Moore was her usual excellent self, going 8 for 17 en route to 27 points plus six rebounds and five assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Jacksonville Christian Academy's points. Emma Goodson was another key player, earning eight points along with two blocks.
The win made it two in a row for Community Christian and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, their record now sits at 4-2.
Community Christian lost to Jacksonville Christian Academy on the road by a decisive 46-28 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 steals. Now that Community Christian 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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