The Dominion Academy Sabers will be playing in front of their home fans against Spring Valley Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Dominion Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-56 win over Mars Hill Academy. The win made it back-to-back wins for Dominion Academy.
It was another big night for Elijah Heerdt, who dropped a double-double on 37 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Dominion Academy's points. Jayden Striebich was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Spring Valley Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calvary Christian. The game was a 34-34 toss-up at halftime, but Spring Valley Academy was outscored by Calvary Christian in the second.
Dominion Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Spring Valley Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-1.
