A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Grace Christian Academy Cougars challenge the Echols County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday... Hopefully Grace Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Friday.
Grace Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Sherwood Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grace Christian Academy lost 57-35 to Sherwood Christian Academy. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Chloe Brogdon, who went 7 for 14 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds. That was a full 51.4% of Grace Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Grace Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Echols County entered their contest against Charlton County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Echols County received a blow as they fell 66-49 to Charlton County. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Echols County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Grace Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Grace Christian Academy beat Echols County 42-30 in their previous meeting back in November. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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