The Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm will head out on the road to challenge the Mercy Prep Academy Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mercy Prep Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Athens Christian Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.
You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Athens Christian Preparatory Academy's strategy against the Eagles on Tuesday. Athens Christian Preparatory Academy took down the Eagles 41-25. The win made it back-to-back wins for Athens Christian Preparatory Academy.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rachel Richardson out in front who scored 21 points along with five assists and three steals. Richardson is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kiley Normandin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mercy Prep Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Joshua Christian on the road and fell 57-8.
Athens Christian Preparatory Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Mercy Prep Academy, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything came up roses for Athens Christian Preparatory Academy against the Royals in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 56-16 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens Christian Preparatory 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.
