Greenville Christian Academy suffered their closest defeat since January 23, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors by a score of 47-44. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Matthew Dove, who posted 17 points. Cole Tew was another key player, putting up eight points.
Even though they lost, Greenville Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jacksonville Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Rice, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Rice a new career-high in shooting accuracy (70%). Another player making a difference was CJ Mendoza, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards.
Greenville Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-15.
Greenville Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-29 win against Pitt County P on the 8th. As for Jacksonville Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-43 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 8th.
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