Southeastern Christian Academy was the 67-33 winner over Wilmington Christian Academy when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Southeastern Christian Academy Warriors took a 42-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly nine points.
Southeastern Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ziyon Smith, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Uzziah Marlowe, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Southeastern Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilmington Christian Academy only pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trent Davies, who posted 17 points and three steals. Davies has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 19 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Escoffrey, who had 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Southeastern Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southeastern Christian Academy will host Southeastern HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeastern HomeSchool knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Southeastern Christian Academy likes a good challenge. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, they will welcome Liberty Christian Academy at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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