The St. Johns Classical Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Christ's Church Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-33, which was the final score in St. Johns Classical Academy's tilt against St. Johns Country Day last Monday.
Meanwhile, Christ's Church Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their eighth straight loss. They took a hard 49-34 fall against St. Joseph Academy.
St. Johns Classical Academy bumped their record down to 2-5 with that defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.5 points per game. As for Christ's Church Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
St. Johns Classical Academy came up short against Christ's Church Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 55-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christ's Church Academy's Caleb Roof, who scored 19 points along with four steals. Now that St. Johns Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
