Fullington Academy and Highland Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Fullington Academy Trojans will head out to challenge the Highland Christian Academy EAGLES at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fullington Academy has eight straight victories, Highland Christian Academy has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Fullington Academy really took it to Westwood for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-24 win. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
| 01/09/25 vs Westwood | 23 |
| 01/07/25 @ Grace Christian Academy | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs St. George's | 20 |
| 01/02/25 vs Briarwood Academy | 23 |
| 12/19/24 @ Windsor Academy | 10 |
Fullington Academy had a senior duo take command as Jaye Beth Womble went 9 of 16 on her way to 23 points and four steals and Kathryn Akin went 9 of 11 on her way to 19 points and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Beth Womble is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Reed, who posted four points and four steals.
Fullington Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 15 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Highland Christian Academy had to suffer through a 53-14 loss at the hands of Georgia Christian. While losing is never fun, the EAGLES can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Generals are ranked 241st).
Fullington Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Highland Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Fullington Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Highland Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fullington 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.
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