Pensacola Christian Academy is 8-2 against Rocky Bayou Christian since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pensacola Christian Academy Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Rocky Bayou Christian Knights at 6:45 p.m. Hopefully Pensacola Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Monday.
Even though Santa Rosa Christian scored an imposing 64 points, Pensacola Christian Academy still came out on top. Pensacola Christian Academy took their game against Santa Rosa Christian 77-64. Given Pensacola Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while Santa Rosa Christian is ranked 693rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quincy Williams was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Pensacola Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Johnson, who scored 24 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rocky Bayou Christian fought the good fight in their overtime game against Calvary Christian Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 75-73. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Devin Hicks, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 10 rebounds. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. McCabe Olin was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with 7 rebounds.
Pensacola Christian Academy's win lifted them to 5-1 while Santa Rosa Christian's defeat dropped them down to 0-9.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Pensacola Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 74.8 points per game. It's a different story for Rocky Bayou Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 60 per game. The only thing between Pensacola Christian Academy and another offensive beatdown is Rocky Bayou Christian. Will they be able to keep them contained? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Pensacola Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Rocky Bayou Christian in their previous matchup back in February, winning 75-68. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pensacola Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
