Basketball Game Preview: St. Johns Country Day Spartans vs. Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders + How To Watch

Spartans

Points

12/01/25 vs Bishop Snyder	56
11/25/25 vs Whitefield Academy	54
11/24/25 vs Centennial	38
11/21/25 vs Middleburg	77
11/20/25 vs Oak Hall	74
11/17/25 @ Episcopal School of Jacksonville	39

The St. Johns Country Day Spartans will challenge the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Johns Country Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.

St. Johns Country Day took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They secured a 56-50 W over Bishop Snyder. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Kendall Proffitt and Shelby Gaines. Proffitt had a solid game and dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, Gaines was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double with 23 points and 13 boards.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, Old Plank Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 52-24 loss at the hands of Episcopal School of Jacksonville. The contest marked the Defenders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

St. Johns Country Day will need to focus on slowing down Skylar Hudson, one of several Old Plank Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points and seven rebounds.

Old Plank Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for St. Johns Country Day, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Keep an eye on the arc in Monday's matchup: St. Johns Country Day has been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 35.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Old Plank Christian Academy, though, as they've only made 23% of their three-pointers this season. Given St. Johns Country Day's sizable advantage in that area, the Defenders will need to find a way to close that gap.

Everything came up roses for St. Johns Country Day against Old Plank Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 68-38 win. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Defenders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.