Summit Christian Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the University Academy Charter Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Summit Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-52 to St. Michael the Archangel.
Summit Christian Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Max Rieger, who scored 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kash Pritchard, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, University Academy Charter's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Barstow on the road and fell 60-29. While losing is never fun, University Academy Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 547th, while Barstow is ranked 83rd).
Summit Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for University Academy Charter, they dropped their record down to 2-22 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Summit Christian Academy against University Academy Charter when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 83-19 win. In that matchup, Summit Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 51-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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