Arkansas Christian Academy is 2-8 against Garrett Memorial Christian since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Arkansas Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to take on the Garrett Memorial Christian Saints at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Arkansas Christian Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success two weeks ago. They really took it to Trinity Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 51-20 victory at home. With Arkansas Christian Academy ahead 33-5 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Garrett Memorial Christian posted their biggest win yet this season on Tuesday. They blew past Columbia Christian 57-17 at home. Garrett Memorial Christian pushed the score to 43-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Columbia Christian had little chance of recovering from.
Garrett Memorial Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Charity Zumwalt, who scored 12 points along with seven assists and five rebounds, and Mikayla Fields, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Zumwalt has scored all season. Gracy Martin was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Arkansas Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Garrett Memorial Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Arkansas Christian Academy strolled past Garrett Memorial Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 41-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arkansas Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
