Highland Rim Academy is 0-4 against Christian Community since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Highland Rim Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christian Community Colts at 12:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Highland Rim Academy made easy work of Pleasant View Christian and carried off a 55-31 win. The win was just what Highland Rim Academy needed coming off of a 64-15 defeat in their prior matchup.
Christian Community has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 30 points or more this season. They took their contest on the road on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 64-34 victory over South Haven Christian. The win made it back-to-back wins for Christian Community.
Christian Community's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Autumn Ray, who scored 18 points, and A.C. Caverly, who scored 14 points along with 9 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Ray has scored at least 25% of Christian Community's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Brentlinger, who scored 10 points.
The win got Highland Rim Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Christian Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Highland Rim Academy lost to Christian Community at home by a decisive 49-34 margin when the teams last played back in January. Thankfully for Highland Rim Academy, Ella Disney (who scored 16 points along with 5 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
