Even though the Taylor Wildcats scored an imposing 57 points on Thursday, the Warner Christian Academy Eagles still came out on top. Warner Christian Academy walked away with a 70-57 win over Taylor. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Warner Christian Academy.
Warner Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christian Nicholas led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds. The matchup was Nicholas' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Kayleb Goolsby was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Taylor saw an underclassman step up: James Thomas scored 23 points along with nine rebounds and four steals. Thomas scored a full 40.4% of Taylor's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Zachery McKinnon, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Warner Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Taylor, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Warner Christian Academy will take on Father Lopez at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Father Lopez presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Warner Christian Academy in Florida (Father Lopez is ranked 148th, while Warner Christian Academy is ranked 581st). Taylor won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Crooms Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 5th. Crooms Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.7 points per game.
