Basketball Recap: Grace Christian Academy Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Ford Deshazo and Ty Gibbs

Grace Christian Academy lost against Columbia Academy back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Grace Christian Academy Lions took a 72-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Academy Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (59), the Lions still had to take the loss.

Grace Christian Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Ty Gibbs and Ford Deshazo. Gibbs went 9 of 15 on his way to 20 points and seven boards, while Deshazo went 7 of 17 on his way to 16 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. Gibbs' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cutler Stephens, who posted ten points.

Grace Christian Academy dropped their record down to 7-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Columbia Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-7.

Grace Christian Academy will challenge The Webb School at 7:30 p.m. on January 11th. As for Columbia Academy, they will take on Providence Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Providence Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.