Elite Scholars Academy is 1-9 against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elite Scholars Academy Royal Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elite Scholars Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 83-48 victory over McNair. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Elite Scholars Academy has managed all season.
Elite Scholars Academy found their leader in underclassman Jerel Clark, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Clark hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was D?allo Wiley, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Eagle's Landing Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They walked away with a 59-47 victory over Redan. Given Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Redan is ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory makes it two in a row for Elite Scholars Academy and bumps their season record up to 4-12. As for Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Elite Scholars Academy took a serious blow against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 68-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's Ese Aigbokhae, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Elite Scholars Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
