This season hasn't been kind to the Crossroads Christian Academy Crusaders, who are still winless after their sixth contest. They took a serious blow against Bible Baptist Christian on Tuesday, falling 71-25. While losing is never fun, Crossroads Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while Bible Baptist Christian is ranked 64th).
Crossroads Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grant Smith, who scored seven points.
Bible Baptist Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Beckham Jarrard, who scored 13 points along with six assists and four steals. Those six assists set a new season-high mark for Jarrard. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Rahming, who scored 12 points along with six steals.
Crossroads Christian Academy bumped their record down to 0-6 with that loss, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.0 points per game. As for Bible Baptist Christian, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Crossroads Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Wayne Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bible Baptist Christian will be home for the holidays to greet Victory Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
