Excel Christian Academy is 6-0 against Praise Academy since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Excel Christian Academy Eagles will host the Praise Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Excel Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.
Last Friday, Excel Christian Academy strolled past Arlington Christian with points to spare, taking the game 76-62.
Kaiyu Huffman
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Excel Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaiyu Huffman led the charge by going 8 of 18 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Huffman has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Carter May was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Praise Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-59 heartbreaker at the hands of Oakwood Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Excel Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.5 points per game. As for Praise Academy, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Excel Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Praise Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 77-74. Will Excel Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Praise Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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