The Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They breezed by Calvary Day School on the road to the tune of 86-26. Wesleyan Christian Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wesleyan Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ashley Browne, who scored 16 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Browne has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Jackson, who scored 17 points.
Wesleyan Christian Academy's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Kaelyn Whitehart got a bit more time on the court (18 vs. her season average of 8.25). Whitehart made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points along with five assists and three steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Despite the loss, Calvary Day School saw an underclassman step up: Lexi Mickey scored ten points along with five rebounds. That was a full 38.5% of Calvary Day School's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Wesleyan Christian Academy pushed their record up to 20-10 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Calvary Day School, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Wesleyan Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against North Raleigh Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Wesleyan Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Tuesday. As for Calvary Day School, they will head out on the road to challenge Forsyth Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Calvary Day School will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while Forsyth Country Day is ranked 167th).
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