The Christian Academy Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Cathedral Academy Generals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Christian Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. James just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 61-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oceanside Collegiate Academy. The game marked the Generals' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Christian Academy fell to 3-1. As for Cathedral Academy, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2.
Christian Academy won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, slipping by Cathedral Academy 62-61. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cathedral Academy's Ajani Gresham, who went 6 for 8from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Christian Academy still be able to contain Gresham? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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