The Grace Christian Academy EAGLES waltzed into their matchup Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They walked away with a 65-54 victory over War Hill Christian Academy. Given Grace Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while War Hill Christian Academy is ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Riesberg continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 18 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Grace Christian Academy's points. Christian Barkley was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
War Hill Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Parker Rawlings, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Rawlings has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Stewart, who scored 18 points along with three steals.
Grace Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for War Hill Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Grace Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against HOPE Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on December 15th. HOPE Christian Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. War Hill Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Maranatha Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024.
