After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Atlantic Shores Christian, the Greenbrier Christian Academy Gators were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They managed a 42-38 win over Portsmouth Christian. That's another feather in the cap for Greenbrier Christian Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenbrier Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonathan Ashe, who scored 20 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Ashe is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Luke Macdermod was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, Portsmouth Christian saw an underclassman step up: Chai Toxey scored 15 points. That was a full 39.5% of Portsmouth Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Greenbrier Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Portsmouth Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-20.
Greenbrier Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Atlantic Shores Christian at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Greenbrier Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Thursday. Portsmouth Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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