This season hasn't been kind to the Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights, who are still winless after their fourth match. They took a 39-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on Thursday. Elite Scholars Academy lost against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 40-34 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eagle's Landing Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natasha Smith, who scored 7 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Layla Lewis was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Elite Scholars Academy bumped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.0 points per game. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Elite Scholars Academy has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Towers at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th. Towers has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Etowah at 1:30 p.m. on December 9th. Etowah presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in Georgia (Etowah is ranked 153rd, while Eagle's Landing Christian Academy is ranked 426th).
